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In very simple terms, there are three fundamental strategies used. You must be able to hop between strategies quickly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This is comprised of creating a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you can manage, to barricade in your competitor’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most acceptable course of action at the start of the game. You can build the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This is composed of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. e.g., if your competitor rolls an early two and moves one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you can play six/one six/one eight/three eight/three. Your opposer is then in serious difficulty considering that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!

The Backgame

This plan is where you have two or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at least 2 of your checkers.) It would be employed when you are extremely behind as this strategy much improves your opportunities. The best locations for anchor spots are close to your opponent’s smaller points and also on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is integral for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there is no reason having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break down this straight away, while your challenger is getting their checkers home, seeing that you do not have other spare checkers to move! In this case, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position up until your competitor provides you an opportunity to hit, so it will be an excellent idea to try and get your competitor to hit them in this situation!