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In extraordinarily simple terms, there are three chief techniques employed. You need to be agile enough to hop between game plans quickly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of building a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at a minimum as thick as you can manage, to lock in the competitor’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable tactic at the start of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your 11-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match progresses.

The Blitz

This involves closing your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. i.e., if your opposer tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then roll a 5-5, you are able to play six/one six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your opposer is then in big-time calamity taking into account that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have 2 or more pieces in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at least two of your checkers.) It should be used when you are significantly behind as it greatly improves your opportunities. The better locations for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with one point in between. Timing is integral for an effectual backgame: after all, there is no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your competitor is shifting their checkers home, owing to the fact that you do not have other additional checkers to move! In this case, it’s more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your challenger gives you a chance to hit, so it can be a great idea to try and get your opposer to hit them in this case!