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Bowl Streaker!

In exceptionally simple terms, there are 3 basic plans employed. You need to be agile enough to switch game plans instantly as the action of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you can manage, to block in your competitor’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most acceptable course of action at the begining of the game. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match progresses.

The Blitz

This involves closing your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your opposer on the bar. e.g., if your challenger rolls an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play 6/1 six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your challenger is now in serious difficulty because they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or more pieces in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at a minimum two of your pieces.) It must be played when you are decidedly behind as it greatly improves your chances. The better areas for anchors are close to your opponent’s lower points and also on adjacent points or with one point separating them. Timing is essential for a powerful backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no reason having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this straight away, while your competitor is moving their checkers home, taking into account that you don’t have any other spare pieces to shift! In this case, it is more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position up until your competitor provides you a chance to hit, so it can be an excellent idea to try and get your opposer to get them in this situation!

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