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In extraordinarily general terms, there are three main game plans employed. You must be agile enough to switch tactics almost instantly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves assembling a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you can achieve, to barricade in the competitor’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable strategy at the begining of the game. You can build the wall anywhere inbetween your 11-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the game progresses.

The Blitz

This consists of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opposer on the bar. For example, if your opponent tosses an early two and moves one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you can play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your competitor is now in serious difficulty since they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It should be used when you are decidedly behind as it much improves your circumstances. The better areas for anchor spots are near your opponent’s lower points and also on adjoining points or with one point in between. Timing is important for a powerful backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break apart this right away, while your challenger is shifting their pieces home, considering that you do not have any other additional checkers to shift! In this case, it’s better to have checkers on the bar so that you can preserve your position up until your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to attempt and get your opponent to get them in this case!

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