The aim of a Backgammon game is to shift your pieces around the game board and pull them from the board faster than your opposing player who works just as hard to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a match in Backgammon requires both tactics and good luck. Just how far you will be able to move your pieces is up to the numbers from tossing a pair of dice, and how you shift your pieces are determined by your overall playing techniques. Players use different strategies in the differing parts of a game depending on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Tactic
The aim of the Running Game technique is to lure all your chips into your inside board and get them off as quickly as you can. This technique focuses on the pace of advancing your checkers with no time spent to hit or stop your opponent’s checkers. The ideal time to employ this technique is when you believe you might be able to move your own chips faster than your opposing player does: when 1) you have less chips on the game board; 2) all your chips have moved beyond your opponent’s pieces; or 3) the opposing player does not use the hitting or blocking strategy.
The Blocking Game Plan
The main aim of the blocking tactic, by the name, is to block the opponent’s checkers, temporarily, not fretting about moving your pieces quickly. As soon as you have created the blockage for the competitor’s movement with a few checkers, you can move your other pieces swiftly off the game board. You should also have a clear plan when to withdraw and shift the checkers that you used for the blockade. The game gets intriguing when your opponent utilizes the same blocking strategy.