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The goal of a Backgammon match is to shift your checkers around the game board and get them from the game board quicker than your competitor who works just as hard to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Succeeding in a match in Backgammon requires both tactics and fortune. How far you will be able to move your checkers is left to the numbers from tossing the dice, and the way you move your pieces are determined by your overall playing strategies. Enthusiasts use differing tactics in the differing stages of a match depending on your positions and opponent's.

The Running Game Plan

The aim of the Running Game strategy is to entice all your checkers into your inner board and get them off as quick as you can. This tactic focuses on the pace of moving your pieces with absolutely no time spent to hit or stop your competitor's chips. The best scenario to use this tactic is when you think you can move your own pieces quicker than your opponent does: when 1) you have less checkers on the board; 2) all your chips have moved beyond your competitor's chips; or 3) your opponent does not use the hitting or blocking strategy.

The Blocking Game Technique

The main goal of the blocking plan, by the name, is to block the opponent's pieces, temporarily, not worrying about shifting your chips quickly. Once you have established the blockade for the opponent's movement with a couple of chips, you can shift your other chips rapidly from the game board. The player will need to also have a clear strategy when to back off and move the checkers that you employed for blocking. The game gets intriguing when the opponent utilizes the same blocking technique.