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In astonishingly simple terms, there are 3 chief techniques employed. You want to be agile enough to hop between tactics almost instantly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This is composed of creating a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you can achieve, to barricade in your opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate course of action at the begining of the match. You can create the wall anyplace within your 11-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game progresses.

The Blitz

This is composed of locking your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. For example, if your opposer tosses an early 2 and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play 6/1 six/one 8/3 8/3. Your opposer is then in big-time calamity seeing that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have two or higher checkers in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at a minimum two of your checkers.) It must be played when you are extremely behind as this plan much improves your opportunities. The strongest areas for anchor spots are near your competitor’s smaller points and either on abutting points or with a single point separating them. Timing is crucial for an effective backgame: after all, there is no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break up this right away, while your challenger is moving their checkers home, taking into account that you do not have other extra checkers to shift! In this situation, it’s better to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position until your opponent gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to try and get your competitor to get them in this case!