The Basics of Backgammon Tactics – Part 1
Posted in Backgammon on 09/13/2015 04:21 pm by Lillie
The aim of a Backgammon match is to shift your pieces around the Backgammon board and bear them from the board quicker than your opposing player who works just as hard to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Winning a match in Backgammon needsrequires both tactics and good luck. Just how far you will be able to move your chips is up to the numbers from tossing a pair of dice, and the way you move your chips are determined by your overall playing strategies. Enthusiasts use a number of plans in the differing stages of a match depending on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Tactic
The goal of the Running Game plan is to bring all your pieces into your inner board and get them off as fast as you could. This technique focuses on the speed of moving your pieces with no time spent to hit or block your opponent’s pieces. The ideal time to use this tactic is when you think you can shift your own pieces faster than the opposition does: when 1) you have a fewer chips on the game board; 2) all your checkers have moved beyond your opponent’s chips; or 3) your opposing player doesn’t employ the hitting or blocking strategy.
The Blocking Game Strategy
The main aim of the blocking plan, by the name, is to stop your competitor’s checkers, temporarily, not worrying about shifting your pieces quickly. After you’ve established the barrier for the competitor’s movement with a couple of chips, you can move your other pieces rapidly off the board. The player should also have a good strategy when to back off and shift the chips that you utilized for blocking. The game gets interesting when your competitor utilizes the same blocking technique.