The aim of a Backgammon match is to shift your checkers around the game board and get those pieces from the board quicker than your opponent who works just as hard to do the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Succeeding in a round in Backgammon requires both tactics and fortune. Just how far you can move your pieces is up to the numbers from rolling the dice, and just how you move your chips are determined by your overall playing plans. Enthusiasts use a few plans in the differing stages of a match depending on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Plan
The goal of the Running Game plan is to bring all your chips into your inside board and bear them off as quick as you can. This tactic focuses on the speed of advancing your chips with little or no efforts to hit or block your opponent’s checkers. The best scenario to use this tactic is when you think you might be able to move your own chips quicker than the opponent does: when 1) you have less chips on the game board; 2) all your pieces have past your opponent’s chips; or 3) your opposing player does not employ the hitting or blocking plan.
The Blocking Game Technique
The primary goal of the blocking tactic, by the title, is to block the opponent’s pieces, temporarily, not worrying about shifting your pieces quickly. As soon as you have established the blockage for your opponent’s movement with a few chips, you can move your other checkers rapidly from the game board. You should also have a clear plan when to withdraw and move the checkers that you used for blocking. The game becomes intriguing when the opposition uses the same blocking strategy.