The Basics of Backgammon Tactics – Part One
Posted in Backgammon on 05/27/2018 10:25 am by Lillie
The objective of a Backgammon game is to move your chips around the Backgammon board and pull those pieces off the game board faster than your competitor who works just as hard to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a match in Backgammon requires both strategy and luck. Just how far you will be able to shift your pieces is up to the numbers from rolling the dice, and how you shift your pieces are determined by your overall playing plans. Players use a few techniques in the differing parts of a match based on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Plan
The goal of the Running Game plan is to lure all your pieces into your inside board and pull them off as quick as you can. This technique concentrates on the pace of moving your checkers with no time spent to hit or stop your competitor’s chips. The best time to use this tactic is when you think you might be able to shift your own checkers quicker than your opposing player does: when 1) you have less pieces on the game board; 2) all your pieces have moved beyond your competitor’s chips; or 3) the opposing player does not use the hitting or blocking plan.
The Blocking Game Technique
The main aim of the blocking tactic, by the title, is to block your competitor’s checkers, temporarily, not fretting about shifting your pieces rapidly. After you’ve established the blockage for the competitor’s movement with a few pieces, you can shift your other chips quickly from the game board. You should also have a good strategy when to back off and shift the pieces that you utilized for blocking. The game becomes intriguing when the opponent utilizes the same blocking tactic.