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In extraordinarily simple terms, there are three basic tactics used. You want to be able to hop between game plans almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This is composed of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you can achieve, to barricade in your competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable course of action at the begining of the game. You can build the wall anyplace inbetween your 11-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This consists of locking your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. i.e., if your opponent rolls an early 2 and moves one piece from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play six/one 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your competitor is then in big-time trouble considering that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have two or more pieces in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at least 2 of your pieces.) It must be used when you are decidedly behind as it much improves your chances. The strongest places for anchors are towards your competitor’s lower points and either on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is critical for an effective backgame: besides, there is no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to dismantle this right away, while your opposer is getting their checkers home, seeing that you do not have any other spare pieces to shift! In this situation, it’s more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position up until your competitor provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your competitor to get them in this case!

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