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The aim of a Backgammon match is to shift your checkers around the Backgammon board and get those pieces off the game board faster than your challenger who works just as hard to do 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 move your chips is left to the numbers from rolling the dice, and how you shift your chips are determined by your overall playing plans. Enthusiasts use a number of tactics in the different parts of a match based on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Plan

The goal of the Running Game strategy is to entice all your chips into your inner board and get them off as quickly as you can. This technique concentrates on the speed of shifting your checkers with no time spent to hit or block your competitor’s checkers. The ideal scenario to employ this strategy is when you think you might be able to shift your own pieces a lot faster than the opponent does: when 1) you have a fewer chips on the game board; 2) all your checkers have moved beyond your competitor’s checkers; or 3) the opponent doesn’t employ the hitting or blocking tactic.

The Blocking Game Strategy

The main aim of the blocking tactic, by the name, is to stop your competitor’s chips, temporarily, while not fretting about moving your pieces rapidly. Once you’ve established the barrier for the opponent’s movement with a couple of pieces, you can shift your other chips rapidly from the game board. The player really should also have an apparent strategy when to withdraw and move the checkers that you used for blocking. The game becomes interesting when your opponent uses the same blocking technique.