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In astonishingly simple terms, there are 3 basic plans used. You want to be agile enough to switch game plans quickly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of assembling a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at a minimum as thick as you might manage, to block in the opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable tactic at the start of the game. You can create the wall anywhere inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game progresses.

The Blitz

This is comprised of closing your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. e.g., if your opposer tosses an early two and moves one piece from your one-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play six/one six/one 8/3 8/3. Your opponent is then in big-time calamity taking into account that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have two or higher checkers in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor spot is a point filled by at a minimum two of your pieces.) It needs to be employed when you are extremely behind as this plan much improves your chances. The strongest places for anchors are near your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is crucial for an effective backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having two nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break apart this straight away, while your opposer is moving their pieces home, considering that you don’t have other spare pieces to move! In this situation, it is more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you can maintain your position until your challenger gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a good idea to attempt and get your opposer to hit them in this situation!