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In astonishingly general terms, there are three basic techniques employed. You want to be able to hop between game plans quickly as the action of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

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

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. i.e., if your opposer tosses an early two and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play six/one 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your challenger is now in big-time trouble since they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have two or more anchors in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a point filled by at least two of your checkers.) It must be played when you are decidedly behind as it greatly improves your chances. The best locations for anchors are towards your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is integral for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there is no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break up this straight away, while your opposer is moving their checkers home, owing to the fact that you do not have any other spare checkers to move! In this case, it’s more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might maintain your position until your challenger gives you a chance to hit, so it can be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this situation!

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