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In exceptionally general terms, there are three chief game plans used. You want to be able to hop between game plans almost instantly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves assembling a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you can achieve, to block in your opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable strategy at the begining of the match. You can create the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This is comprised of locking your home board as fast as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. For example, if your challenger tosses an early 2 and moves one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play six/one six/one 8/3 8/3. Your opposer is now in serious calamity seeing that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your home board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have 2 or higher checkers in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position consisting of at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It should be employed when you are decidedly behind as this plan much improves your chances. The strongest places for anchors are towards your opponent’s lower points and either on abutting points or with a single point separating them. Timing is critical for an effective backgame: after all, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break up this straight away, while your challenger is shifting their pieces home, considering that you don’t have other spare pieces to move! In this case, it’s more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your competitor gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a great idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!