The Basics of Backgammon Tactics – Part One

The aim of a Backgammon match is to shift your checkers around the game board and pull them off the game board faster than your challenger who works harder to attempt the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a round of Backgammon requires both strategy and luck. How far you will be able to shift your chips is up to the numbers from rolling a pair of dice, and the way you move your checkers are determined by your overall gambling strategies. Enthusiasts use a number of plans in the differing stages of a game depending on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Technique

The goal of the Running Game technique is to lure all your checkers into your inner board and pull them off as quickly as you can. This tactic concentrates on the speed of shifting your chips with little or no efforts to hit or stop your opponent’s chips. The ideal time to use this technique is when you think you might be able to shift your own checkers quicker than your opposing player does: when 1) you have less chips on the game board; 2) all your checkers have past your opponent’s chips; or 3) your opponent doesn’t use the hitting or blocking tactic.

The Blocking Game Tactic

The main goal of the blocking plan, by the title, is to stop your competitor’s checkers, temporarily, not worrying about moving your chips quickly. After you’ve created the barrier for your competitor’s movement with a few checkers, you can shift your other pieces rapidly off the game board. You really should also have an apparent strategy when to withdraw and move the chips that you used for blocking. The game becomes interesting when your opponent utilizes the same blocking technique.