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Bowl Streaker!

In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 chief plans employed. You need to be agile enough to switch strategies almost instantly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This is comprised of assembling a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you might manage, to barricade in the competitor’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable course of action at the start of the game. You can create the wall anyplace inbetween your 11-point and your 2-point and then shift it into your home board as the match continues.

The Blitz

This is comprised of locking your home board as quick as possible while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your opposer tosses an early two and moves one piece from your one-point to your 3-point and you then toss a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 six/one 8/3 8/3. Your challenger is now in big-time difficulty taking into account that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have 2 or more anchors in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a point occupied by at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It must be employed when you are extremely behind as this strategy greatly improves your chances. The strongest locations for anchors are close to your opponent’s smaller points and also on adjacent points or with one point in between. Timing is important for a powerful backgame: after all, there is no reason having two nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break down this right away, while your challenger is shifting their pieces home, seeing that you don’t have any other additional pieces to move! In this case, it is more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you might preserve your position up till your opponent provides you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your opposer to hit them in this situation!

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