The objective of a Backgammon game is to move your pieces around the game board and pull them from the game board quicker than your competitor who works just as hard to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Winning a game of Backgammon needsrequires both strategy and luck. Just how far you will be able to move your pieces is left to the numbers from rolling the dice, and the way you move your chips are decided on by your overall playing tactics. Players use a number of techniques in the different stages of a game based on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Strategy

The aim of the Running Game strategy is to bring all your checkers into your home board and get them off as quick as you can. This tactic focuses on the pace of moving your chips with no time spent to hit or barricade your competitor’s chips. The ideal time to employ this plan is when you think you can shift your own checkers faster than the opposing player does: when 1) you have less chips on the game board; 2) all your pieces have past your opponent’s chips; or 3) the opponent does not use the hitting or blocking technique.

The Blocking Game Strategy

The main aim of the blocking technique, by the title, is to block your opponent’s pieces, temporarily, not fretting about moving your pieces rapidly. After you have established the blockage for your competitor’s movement with a few checkers, you can shift your other pieces rapidly from the game board. You should also have a good plan when to back off and move the pieces that you employed for the blockade. The game becomes interesting when your opponent uses the same blocking tactic.