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The objective of a Backgammon match is to shift your checkers around the Backgammon board and pull 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 fortune. Just how far you can shift your chips is left to the numbers from rolling the dice, and the way you move your checkers are decided on by your overall gambling tactics. Enthusiasts use differing plans in the different stages of a match dependent on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Tactic

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

The Blocking Game Technique

The main goal of the blocking technique, by the name, is to stop the competitor’s chips, temporarily, not worrying about moving your chips rapidly. After you have established the barrier for your competitor’s movement with a couple of checkers, you can shift your other chips swiftly off the game board. The player should also have a clear plan when to extract and move the checkers that you employed for the blockade. The game gets interesting when your opponent uses the same blocking tactic.