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In extraordinarily general terms, there are three fundamental strategies employed. You must be able to hop between techniques quickly as the action of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves assembling a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you might achieve, to block in the opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most acceptable tactic at the start of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This involves closing your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your opponent tosses an early two and shifts one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your challenger is now in serious difficulty seeing that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!

The Backgame

This plan is where you have two or higher pieces in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a position occupied by at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It must be used when you are significantly behind as it greatly improves your opportunities. The strongest places for anchors are towards your competitor’s smaller points and either on abutting points or with one point in between. Timing is important for a competent backgame: after all, there is no point having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break down this straight away, while your opposer is moving their checkers home, taking into account that you do not have other extra checkers to move! In this case, it’s more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you might maintain your position up till your challenger gives you a chance to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!

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