The Basics of Backgammon Strategies – Part 1
Posted in Backgammon on 05/24/2017 08:25 pm by Zaire
The aim of a Backgammon match is to shift your chips around the game board and get those pieces from the game board quicker than your challenger who works just as hard to do the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Succeeding in a game in Backgammon needsrequires both strategy and good luck. Just how far you can shift your pieces is up to the numbers from rolling a pair of dice, and just how you shift your checkers are determined by your overall playing tactics. Players use differing tactics in the different parts of a game depending on your positions and opponent’s.
The Running Game Tactic
The aim of the Running Game strategy is to entice all your chips into your inner board and bear them off as quick as you can. This technique focuses on the speed of shifting your chips with no time spent to hit or block your competitor’s pieces. The ideal time to employ this strategy is when you think you might be able to move your own pieces quicker than your opposing player does: when 1) you have a fewer pieces on the game board; 2) all your checkers have past your competitor’s checkers; or 3) your opponent does not use the hitting or blocking tactic.
The Blocking Game Plan
The main goal of the blocking plan, by the name, is to block the opponent’s chips, temporarily, not worrying about moving your pieces quickly. As soon as you’ve established the barrier for the competitor’s movement with a few pieces, you can shift your other checkers quickly from the game board. You really should also have a good plan when to withdraw and shift the pieces that you utilized for the blockade. The game gets intriguing when the opposition utilizes the same blocking strategy.