The aim of a Backgammon game is to move your pieces around the game board and get them from the game board quicker than your opponent who works just as hard to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a match in Backgammon requires both tactics and good luck. Just how far you will be able to move your checkers is left to the numbers from rolling the dice, and just how you move your chips are decided on by your overall playing plans. Enthusiasts use a few plans in the different parts of a match dependent on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Technique

The aim of the Running Game tactic is to lure all your checkers into your inside board and pull them off as quick as you can. This tactic focuses on the pace of advancing your chips with no time spent to hit or stop your competitor’s chips. The best time to use this technique is when you think you can move your own chips quicker than the opponent does: when 1) you have a fewer checkers on the board; 2) all your chips have moved beyond your competitor’s checkers; or 3) the opposing player does not employ the hitting or blocking strategy.

The Blocking Game Tactic

The primary aim of the blocking strategy, by the name, is to block your competitor’s checkers, temporarily, not worrying about moving your chips quickly. After you have established the barrier for your opponent’s movement with a couple of checkers, you can move your other checkers swiftly off the board. You should also have a clear plan when to extract and move the pieces that you used for blocking. The game becomes intriguing when your competitor uses the same blocking tactic.