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In astonishingly simple terms, there are 3 chief game plans employed. You must be agile enough to switch game plans quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of building a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as thick as you can manage, 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 game. You can create the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the match continues.

The Blitz

This is comprised of locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your opponent tosses an early 2 and shifts one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you will be able to play six/one six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is now in big-time trouble taking into account that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your home board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or higher pieces in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point occupied by at least 2 of your pieces.) It must be played when you are extremely behind as this plan much improves your chances. The best areas for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s lower points and also on adjoining points or with a single point in between. Timing is essential for an effectual backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break down this right away, while your challenger is shifting their checkers home, because you do not have any other spare pieces to shift! In this case, it is better to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position until your challenger provides you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to try and get your opponent to hit them in this case!