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The aim of a Backgammon game is to move your checkers around the game board and pull them from the game board faster than your competitor who works harder to do the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a game of Backgammon needsrequires both tactics and good luck. Just how far you will be able to shift your pieces is left to the numbers from rolling a pair of dice, and how you shift your chips are determined by your overall playing strategies. Enthusiasts use differing strategies in the differing parts of a game dependent on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Plan

The goal of the Running Game strategy is to bring all your checkers into your inside board and bear them off as quick as you could. This technique concentrates on the speed of moving your checkers with absolutely no time spent to hit or stop your competitor’s pieces. The ideal time to use this plan is when you believe you might be able to move your own chips quicker than your opponent does: when 1) you have less checkers on the game board; 2) all your pieces have moved beyond your competitor’s pieces; or 3) your opponent does not use the hitting or blocking tactic.

The Blocking Game Plan

The primary aim of the blocking strategy, by the name, is to block your opponent’s chips, temporarily, not worrying about moving your checkers rapidly. Once you’ve established the blockage for your opponent’s movement with a couple of checkers, you can shift your other pieces swiftly from the board. The player really should also have an apparent plan when to withdraw and shift the checkers that you utilized for blocking. The game gets interesting when your competitor uses the same blocking technique.