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The Essential Facts of Backgammon Tactics – Part 1

The goal of a Backgammon match is to shift your pieces around the game board and pull those pieces from the game board quicker than your competitor who works harder to do the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Succeeding in a round of Backgammon requires both tactics and luck. Just how far you can move your checkers is up to the numbers from rolling the dice, and the way you shift your pieces are decided on by your overall playing techniques. Enthusiasts use a few strategies in the different parts of a match depending on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Plan

The aim of the Running Game technique is to lure all your pieces into your home board and pull them off as quick as you can. This plan focuses on the pace of moving your pieces with no efforts to hit or block your opponent’s checkers. The ideal scenario to employ this plan is when you think you can shift your own checkers faster than your opposition does: when 1) you have a fewer checkers on the game board; 2) all your pieces have moved beyond your opponent’s pieces; or 3) your opposing player does not use the hitting or blocking tactic.

The Blocking Game Strategy

The primary aim of the blocking technique, by the name, is to stop your opponent’s chips, temporarily, not fretting about shifting your checkers rapidly. As soon as you’ve established the blockage for the competitor’s movement with a couple of chips, you can move your other pieces rapidly from the game board. The player should also have a clear plan when to withdraw and move the pieces that you utilized for the blockade. The game becomes interesting when the opponent uses the same blocking technique.