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In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 basic strategies used. You want to be able to hop between techniques almost instantly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of building a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at least as thick as you are able to manage, to lock in your competitor’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable strategy at the begining of the match. You can build the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match progresses.

The Blitz

This consists of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your competitor rolls an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you can play six/one 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your opponent is then in big-time trouble considering that they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your home board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or more checkers in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at a minimum two of your pieces.) It needs to be played when you are decidedly behind as it much improves your chances. The best places for anchors are towards your opponent’s lower points and also on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is crucial for a powerful backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to dismantle this straight away, while your opposer is moving their pieces home, because you do not have any other additional pieces to shift! In this situation, it’s better to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position until your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a good idea to attempt and get your opposer to hit them in this case!

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