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The goal of a Backgammon match is to move your chips around the game board and bear them off the board faster than your opponent who works harder to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Succeeding in a match in Backgammon requires both strategy and luck. Just how far you will be able to shift your checkers is up to the numbers from rolling the dice, and how you move your chips are determined by your overall gambling plans. Players use differing plans in the different parts of a game depending on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Strategy

The aim of the Running Game tactic is to bring all your checkers into your inner board and pull them off as fast as you could. This strategy focuses on the pace of shifting your checkers with no efforts to hit or barricade your competitor’s pieces. The ideal scenario to employ this plan is when you believe you might be able to shift your own pieces quicker than your opponent does: when 1) you have less checkers on the board; 2) all your chips have past your competitor’s pieces; or 3) your opponent does not use the hitting or blocking tactic.

The Blocking Game Plan

The main goal of the blocking plan, by the title, is to block the opponent’s pieces, temporarily, while not worrying about shifting your checkers rapidly. Once you’ve established the blockage for your competitor’s movement with a couple of chips, you can shift your other pieces rapidly from the game board. The player will need to also have a clear plan when to withdraw and move the checkers that you used for blocking. The game becomes interesting when your competitor uses the same blocking tactic.