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In astonishingly simple terms, there are three main game plans employed. You need to be able to hop between game plans almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of building a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to manage, to block in your competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable tactic at the begining of the match. You can create the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match continues.

The Blitz

This is composed of locking your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. i.e., if your opposer tosses an early 2 and moves one checker from your one-point to your 3-point and you then roll a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your challenger is then in big-time difficulty seeing that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have two or more anchors in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at least two of your pieces.) It must be employed when you are extremely behind as it much improves your opportunities. The better areas for anchor spots are near your opponent’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with one point separating them. Timing is crucial for a powerful backgame: besides, 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 opponent is moving their checkers home, because you do not have other spare checkers to move! In this situation, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you might maintain your position until your opponent gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to try and get your opponent to get them in this case!