The goal of a Backgammon game is to move your pieces around the game board and get them from the game board faster than your opposing player who works just as hard to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Succeeding in a game in Backgammon requires both tactics and luck. Just how far you can shift your checkers is up to the numbers from rolling the dice, and just how you shift your checkers are decided on by your overall gambling strategies. Enthusiasts use a number of strategies in the differing stages of a game dependent on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Technique

The aim of the Running Game technique is to bring all your checkers into your home board and get them off as fast as you could. This strategy focuses on the speed of shifting your chips with no time spent to hit or block your opponent’s chips. The ideal time to use this tactic is when you believe you might be able to shift your own checkers faster than your opposing player does: when 1) you have a fewer checkers on the game board; 2) all your checkers have past your opponent’s checkers; or 3) your opposing player doesn’t use the hitting or blocking plan.

The Blocking Game Strategy

The main aim of the blocking technique, by the title, is to block your competitor’s chips, temporarily, not worrying about shifting your chips rapidly. As soon as you have established the barrier for the opponent’s movement with a few checkers, you can move your other pieces rapidly from the game board. You will need to also have a good plan when to back off and shift the pieces that you employed for the blockade. The game becomes intriguing when your opponent utilizes the same blocking technique.