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In astonishingly simple terms, there are three basic strategies used. You must be agile enough to hop between techniques almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of creating a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to manage, to block in the opponent’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable procedure at the begining of the match. You can build the wall anywhere inbetween your 11-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This is composed of closing your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. e.g., if your opponent rolls an early two and moves one checker from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then roll a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your challenger is then in serious difficulty considering that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your home board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have 2 or more pieces in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at least 2 of your checkers.) It must be played when you are extremely behind as this plan much improves your chances. The strongest locations for anchors are near your opponent’s lower points and either on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is essential for a powerful backgame: after all, there’s no point having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your competitor is shifting their checkers home, owing to the fact that you do not have any other extra pieces to shift! In this situation, it’s more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position up till your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a good idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this case!