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In extraordinarily general terms, there are three general techniques employed. You must be agile enough to switch techniques almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of assembling a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you can manage, to barricade in your opponent’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate strategy at the start of the game. You can build the wall anyplace within your 11-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the match progresses.

The Blitz

This is composed of closing your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. For example, if your competitor rolls an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your 3-point and you then roll a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opposer is then in big-time trouble because they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This plan is where you have two or more pieces in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a point occupied by at a minimum two of your pieces.) It needs to be employed when you are extremely behind as it much improves your circumstances. The better locations for anchors are towards your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is integral for an effectual backgame: besides, there is no point having two nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break down this right away, while your competitor is shifting their checkers home, because you don’t have any other extra pieces to shift! In this situation, it’s better to have pieces on the bar so that you might maintain your position up until your challenger gives 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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