The Basics of Backgammon Tactics – Part One
The objective of a Backgammon match is to shift your pieces around the game board and bear them from the game board faster than your opponent who works harder to do the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Succeeding in a match in Backgammon requires both strategy and good luck. Just how far you will be able to move your pieces is up to the numbers from tossing a pair of dice, and the way you shift your chips are decided on by your overall playing tactics. Players use a few tactics in the different stages of a match based on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Technique
The aim of the Running Game plan is to lure all your checkers into your home board and bear them off as quickly as you could. This strategy concentrates on the pace of moving your chips with no time spent to hit or block your opponent’s checkers. The best time to employ this plan is when you believe you can move your own checkers faster than your opposition does: when 1) you have a fewer pieces on the game board; 2) all your checkers have past your competitor’s pieces; or 3) your opponent doesn’t employ the hitting or blocking tactic.
The Blocking Game Tactic
The primary goal of the blocking technique, by the name, is to block your opponent’s chips, temporarily, not worrying about moving your pieces quickly. Once you have established the blockade for your competitor’s movement with a few chips, you can shift your other pieces rapidly from the board. You should also have a good plan when to extract and move the chips that you used for blocking. The game becomes intriguing when the opponent uses the same blocking tactic.