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In astonishingly general terms, there are 3 general strategies employed. You must be agile enough to switch techniques quickly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This is composed of creating a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you might achieve, to barricade in your opponent’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate course of action at the begining of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This is composed of locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your competitor rolls an early two and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play six/one 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your competitor is then in big-time calamity seeing that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your home board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have two or higher checkers in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at a minimum two of your checkers.) It should be employed when you are decidedly behind as this plan greatly improves your circumstances. The best areas for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s lower points and either on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is essential for an effective backgame: after all, there’s no point having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break down this straight away, while your opponent is moving their pieces home, because you don’t have any other additional checkers to move! In this case, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you might preserve your position up till your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a great idea to attempt and get your opponent to get them in this situation!