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In exceptionally general terms, there are 3 chief strategies employed. You must be agile enough to switch strategies quickly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is comprised of creating a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you are able to manage, to barricade in your opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate strategy at the start of the match. You can build the wall anywhere within your 11-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.
The Blitz
This consists of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opposer on the bar. For example, if your competitor tosses an early two and moves one piece from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a five-five, you can play 6/1 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your opponent is now in serious calamity considering that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!
The Backgame
This plan is where you have two or more anchors in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at a minimum two of your pieces.) It would be employed when you are extremely behind as it much improves your opportunities. The strongest locations for anchor spots are towards your opponent’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is important for a powerful backgame: after all, there is no point having two nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this straight away, while your competitor is shifting their checkers home, taking into account that you don’t have any other additional pieces to shift! In this situation, it is more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position up until your competitor provides you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a great idea to try and get your opposer to hit them in this situation!
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