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In exceptionally simple terms, there are three main strategies used. You want to be agile enough to hop between game plans almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This is composed of assembling a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at least as thick as you are able to manage, to barricade in your opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable procedure at the begining of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match continues.

The Blitz

This is composed of closing your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. For example, if your opposer rolls an early 2 and shifts one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play 6/1 six/one eight/three eight/three. Your challenger is now in serious difficulty since they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have 2 or more pieces in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor spot is a position consisting of at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It needs to be played when you are decidedly behind as it much improves your circumstances. The strongest areas for anchors are close to your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is crucial for a competent backgame: besides, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break up this right away, while your opponent is moving their pieces home, considering that you do not have other spare pieces to move! In this situation, it is more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position up till your opposer provides you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this situation!