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The objective of a Backgammon match is to move your checkers around the game board and bear them off the game board faster than your competitor who works just as hard to do the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Winning a match in Backgammon requires both tactics and luck. Just how far you will be able to shift your checkers is left to the numbers from rolling a pair of dice, and the way you move your checkers are decided on by your overall gambling plans. Enthusiasts use a number of techniques in the different stages of a match dependent on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Strategy

The aim of the Running Game tactic is to lure all your pieces into your home board and bear them off as quick as you can. This technique focuses on the pace of moving your checkers with little or no time spent to hit or stop your competitor’s checkers. The ideal time to use this technique 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 checkers; or 3) your opponent does not employ the hitting or blocking tactic.

The Blocking Game Tactic

The main goal of the blocking plan, by the title, is to stop your competitor’s checkers, temporarily, not worrying about shifting your chips rapidly. Once you’ve created the blockage for the opponent’s movement with a couple of checkers, you can move your other pieces quickly off the board. The player will need to also have an apparent plan when to back off and shift the chips that you used for blocking. The game becomes interesting when your competitor uses the same blocking tactic.