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In very simple terms, there are 3 general plans used. You must be agile enough to hop between game plans quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to achieve, to block in your opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable procedure at the begining of the match. You can build the wall anyplace inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game advances.

The Blitz

This is composed of locking your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. e.g., if your opponent rolls an early 2 and moves one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 six/one eight/three eight/three. Your competitor is then in big-time dire straits seeing that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have two or more anchors in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at a minimum two of your checkers.) It should be played when you are decidedly behind as it greatly improves your opportunities. The best locations for anchor spots are towards your opponent’s lower points and either on abutting points or with one point separating them. Timing is important for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break down this right away, while your opponent is getting their checkers home, considering that you don’t have any other spare pieces to move! In this situation, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position up until your opposer gives you an opportunity to hit, so it can be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your opponent to get them in this case!

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