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In extraordinarily simple terms, there are 3 fundamental tactics used. You must be agile enough to switch game plans quickly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you can achieve, to barricade in the opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable procedure at the begining of the game. You can create the wall anywhere between your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the match continues.

The Blitz

This consists of locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your challenger rolls an early two and moves one checker from your one-point to your 3-point and you then toss a five-five, you can play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your challenger is now in big-time calamity because they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have closed half your home board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have two or higher anchors in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It should be used when you are decidedly behind as this strategy much improves your opportunities. The better areas for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with one point in between. Timing is essential for a competent backgame: besides, there’s no reason having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to dismantle this straight away, while your competitor is shifting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you do not have any other spare pieces to shift! In this case, it’s more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might maintain your position up until your opponent gives you an opportunity to hit, so it can be a wonderful idea to try and get your opponent to get them in this case!