The Basics of Backgammon Tactics – Part One


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The objective of a Backgammon game is to move your pieces around the Backgammon board and bear them from the game board quicker than your opponent who works harder to attempt the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Winning a match of Backgammon requires both strategy and good luck. Just how far you will be able to shift your pieces is up to the numbers from rolling the dice, and the way you move your checkers are determined by your overall gambling techniques. Enthusiasts use differing strategies in the different parts of a game depending on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Plan

The goal of the Running Game technique is to lure all your checkers into your home board and get them off as quick as you could. This tactic concentrates on the speed of moving your checkers with little or no efforts to hit or stop your opponent’s chips. The best time to use this tactic is when you believe you might be able to move your own pieces quicker than your opposition does: when 1) you have less pieces on the board; 2) all your pieces have moved beyond your opponent’s chips; or 3) the opponent does not employ the hitting or blocking tactic.

The Blocking Game Strategy

The main aim of the blocking tactic, by the title, is to block the competitor’s checkers, temporarily, while not worrying about shifting your chips rapidly. As soon as you’ve established the barrier for your opponent’s movement with a couple of checkers, you can shift your other pieces swiftly off the game board. You should also have a good plan when to back off and shift the pieces that you utilized for blocking. The game becomes interesting when the opposition utilizes the same blocking tactic.

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