The Basics of Backgammon Strategies – Part One
Posted in Backgammon on 07/15/2023 07:25 pm by Lillie
The aim of a Backgammon match is to shift your pieces around the game board and pull those pieces from the board quicker than your opposing player who works harder to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Succeeding in a match in Backgammon requires both tactics and fortune. How far you will be able to move your chips is left to the numbers from rolling a pair of dice, and just how you move your chips are determined by your overall playing strategies. Players use a number of tactics in the different stages of a game based on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Plan
The goal of the Running Game strategy is to bring all your pieces into your inner board and bear them off as quick as you could. This tactic concentrates on the pace of shifting your chips with absolutely no time spent to hit or stop your competitor’s chips. The ideal time to employ this plan is when you believe you can shift your own checkers faster than your opposing player does: when 1) you have less pieces on the board; 2) all your checkers have past your opponent’s pieces; or 3) the opposing player does not use the hitting or blocking plan.
The Blocking Game Plan
The main aim of the blocking tactic, by its name, is to block your competitor’s pieces, temporarily, while not fretting about shifting your chips rapidly. After you have created the barrier for your competitor’s movement with a few chips, you can move your other checkers quickly from the board. You should also have a clear plan when to back off and shift the pieces that you used for blocking. The game gets interesting when your competitor uses the same blocking tactic.