The objective of a Backgammon match is to move your pieces around the game board and pull those pieces off the game board quicker than your opponent who works harder to attempt the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Succeeding in a round in Backgammon requires both strategy and good luck. How far you will be able to shift your checkers is up to the numbers from rolling the dice, and how you move your pieces are determined by your overall playing techniques. Enthusiasts use differing plans in the different stages of a match dependent on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Technique

The aim of the Running Game technique is to bring all your chips into your home board and get them off as quick as you could. This strategy focuses on the pace of advancing your checkers with absolutely no efforts to hit or block your competitor’s pieces. The best scenario to use this plan is when you believe you can move your own checkers quicker than the opponent does: when 1) you have less checkers on the game board; 2) all your pieces have past your opponent’s checkers; or 3) the opposing player doesn’t employ the hitting or blocking plan.

The Blocking Game Tactic

The main goal of the blocking technique, by the name, is to block the opponent’s checkers, temporarily, while not worrying about shifting your pieces rapidly. As soon as you’ve created the blockade for the competitor’s movement with a couple of chips, you can move your other chips swiftly from the board. The player should also have a clear plan when to withdraw and shift the checkers that you utilized for blocking. The game becomes interesting when your opponent utilizes the same blocking tactic.