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The objective of a Backgammon game is to move your checkers around the Backgammon board and get those pieces from the game board quicker than your challenger who works harder to achieve the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a match in Backgammon requires both strategy and luck. Just how far you will be able to shift your checkers is left to the numbers from tossing a pair of dice, and the way you shift your pieces are determined by your overall playing techniques. Players use a few plans in the different stages of a match depending on your positions and opponent's.

The Running Game Technique

The aim of the Running Game technique is to entice all your chips into your inner board and bear them off as quickly as you could. This strategy focuses on the pace of moving your pieces with no efforts to hit or stop your opponent's checkers. The best scenario to employ this tactic is when you think you might be able to shift your own chips quicker than your opponent does: when 1) you have a fewer chips on the board; 2) all your chips have moved beyond your opponent's chips; or 3) your opponent doesn't employ the hitting or blocking tactic.

The Blocking Game Tactic

The main aim of the blocking technique, by its title, is to block the competitor's pieces, temporarily, not worrying about moving your chips quickly. As soon as you have established the blockage for the opponent's movement with a few checkers, you can shift your other chips swiftly from the board. The player will need to also have an apparent plan when to back off and shift the pieces that you utilized for the blockade. The game gets intriguing when the competitor uses the same blocking tactic.