In extraordinarily simple terms, there are 3 fundamental strategies employed. You want to be able to switch techniques almost instantly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This involves assembling a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at least as deep as you might achieve, to block in your competitor’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable strategy at the begining of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match advances.
The Blitz
This is composed of closing your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. For example, if your challenger tosses an early two and moves one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your challenger is now in big-time calamity due to the fact that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have two or more checkers in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point filled by at least 2 of your pieces.) It must be employed when you are decidedly behind as it greatly improves your opportunities. The strongest areas for anchor spots are near your competitor’s lower points and also on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is important for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to dismantle this straight away, while your opposer is moving their checkers home, owing to the fact that you don’t have other additional checkers to shift! In this situation, it’s more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position up till your opponent provides you a chance to hit, so it can be an excellent idea to try and get your challenger to get them in this situation!
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