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The objective of a Backgammon game is to move your checkers around the game board and bear those pieces off the game board quicker than your opposing player who works harder to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Winning a match of Backgammon requires both tactics and luck. How far you will be able to shift your checkers is left to the numbers from rolling a pair of dice, and how you move your checkers are determined by your overall gambling techniques. Enthusiasts use differing techniques in the differing stages of a game depending on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Plan

The aim of the Running Game tactic is to lure all your pieces into your inner board and bear them off as fast as you can. This plan focuses on the speed of shifting your chips with no time spent to hit or block your competitor’s pieces. The best time to use this plan is when you believe you might be able to move your own checkers faster than the opponent does: when 1) you have a fewer chips on the game board; 2) all your chips have moved beyond your competitor’s chips; or 3) the opposing player doesn’t employ the hitting or blocking technique.

The Blocking Game Strategy

The main aim of the blocking tactic, by its name, is to block the competitor’s chips, temporarily, while not worrying about moving your checkers rapidly. As soon as you have established the blockade for your opponent’s movement with a couple of checkers, you can shift your other chips swiftly from the game board. The player will need to also have a clear plan when to back off and move the chips that you employed for the blockade. The game becomes intriguing when the opposition uses the same blocking strategy.