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In astonishingly simple terms, there are three main plans used. You want to be able to hop between tactics quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of assembling a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you can manage, to block in your opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable tactic at the start of the match. You can create the wall anywhere inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. For example, if your challenger tosses an early 2 and moves one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you are able to play six/one 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your opposer is then in big-time trouble considering that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have two or more pieces in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point filled by at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It should be used when you are decidedly behind as this action greatly improves your chances. The better locations for anchor spots are towards your competitor’s lower points and also on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is important for a powerful backgame: besides, there is no reason having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to dismantle this straight away, while your opponent is moving their pieces home, owing to the fact that you do not have any other additional pieces to shift! In this case, it is more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you can maintain your position until your opposer provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a great idea to try and get your opponent to get them in this situation!

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