The Essential Details of Backgammon Strategies – Part One
Posted in Backgammon on 12/24/2015 04:21 am by Madisyn
The objective of a Backgammon match is to shift your pieces around the game board and bear those pieces from the board faster than your challenger who works just as hard to attempt the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Succeeding in a round in Backgammon needsrequires both strategy and luck. Just how far you will be able to move your pieces is up to the numbers from tossing the dice, and how you move your chips are determined by your overall playing plans. Players use a number of strategies in the different parts of a match dependent 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 inside board and get them off as quick as you can. This strategy focuses on the speed of advancing your pieces with no time spent to hit or barricade your opponent’s pieces. The best time to use this tactic is when you believe you might be able to shift your own chips quicker than your opponent does: when 1) you have a fewer chips on the board; 2) all your pieces have past your competitor’s pieces; or 3) your opponent does not use the hitting or blocking strategy.
The Blocking Game Strategy
The main goal of the blocking technique, by the title, is to stop the competitor’s pieces, temporarily, while not fretting about moving your chips rapidly. Once you’ve established the blockage for your opponent’s movement with a few checkers, you can move your other checkers swiftly from the board. You should also have an apparent plan when to back off and move the checkers that you used for blocking. The game gets interesting when the opponent utilizes the same blocking strategy.