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In astonishingly general terms, there are three chief tactics employed. You want to be agile enough to hop between tactics quickly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This is comprised of creating a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as thick as you are able to achieve, to barricade in your opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable procedure at the start of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the game advances.

The Blitz

This is comprised of closing your home board as fast as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. i.e., if your opposer rolls an early 2 and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is now in big-time trouble because they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have two or higher anchors in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position occupied by at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It must be used when you are decidedly behind as this strategy greatly improves your chances. The strongest locations for anchors are towards your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with one point separating them. Timing is important for a powerful backgame: besides, there is no point having two nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your opponent is getting their pieces home, taking into account that you do not have other extra checkers to shift! In this case, it is more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you can preserve your position up till your opponent gives you a chance to hit, so it may be an excellent idea to try and get your opposer to hit them in this situation!