The Essential Basics of Backgammon Strategies – Part One
Posted in Backgammon on 02/04/2021 04:25 pm by Madisyn
The goal of a Backgammon match is to shift your checkers around the game board and pull those pieces off the board quicker than your opposing player who works harder to do the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Succeeding in a match of Backgammon requires both strategy and good luck. Just how far you can move your checkers is up to the numbers from tossing a pair of dice, and the way you move your chips are decided on by your overall playing tactics. Enthusiasts use a few techniques in the different parts of a match depending on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Tactic
The goal of the Running Game technique is to lure all your chips into your inner board and get them off as quick as you can. This strategy focuses on the speed of moving your chips with little or no efforts to hit or block your opponent’s checkers. The ideal scenario to use this tactic is when you think you might be able to shift your own chips faster than the opposition does: when 1) you have a fewer checkers on the board; 2) all your chips have moved beyond your competitor’s pieces; or 3) your opposing player does not employ the hitting or blocking tactic.
The Blocking Game Technique
The primary goal of the blocking tactic, by its title, is to block your opponent’s chips, temporarily, not worrying about shifting your pieces rapidly. After you’ve established the blockade for your opponent’s movement with a few checkers, you can move your other pieces quickly from the game board. The player will need to also have an apparent plan when to back off and shift the chips that you employed for blocking. The game becomes interesting when the competitor utilizes the same blocking tactic.