Backgammon

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The goal of a Backgammon game is to move your pieces around the Backgammon board and pull them off the board quicker than your competitor who works just as hard to attempt the same buthowever they move in the opposite direction. Winning a match of Backgammon requires both tactics and luck. Just how far you will be able to shift your checkers is up to the numbers from rolling the dice, and how you shift your pieces are determined by your overall playing tactics. Enthusiasts use a few tactics in the differing stages of a match dependent on your positions and opponent’s.

The Running Game Technique

The goal of the Running Game tactic is to bring all your checkers into your inside board and bear them off as fast as you could. This strategy concentrates on the pace of moving your checkers with absolutely no efforts to hit or barricade your opponent’s pieces. The ideal scenario to use this strategy is when you believe you can shift your own pieces quicker than your opposing player does: when 1) you have a fewer checkers on the board; 2) all your checkers have past your opponent’s checkers; or 3) your opponent does not use the hitting or blocking strategy.

The Blocking Game Tactic

The main aim of the blocking tactic, by the title, is to stop the opponent’s pieces, temporarily, while not worrying about shifting your pieces rapidly. Once you’ve created the blockade for your opponent’s movement with a few checkers, you can shift your other checkers swiftly off the board. You should also have a clear plan when to withdraw and shift the checkers that you utilized for blocking. The game gets interesting when your opponent utilizes the same blocking tactic.