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Bowl Streaker!

In extraordinarily simple terms, there are 3 fundamental techniques used. You need to be agile enough to hop between tactics almost instantly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves creating a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at least as thick as you might achieve, to block in the competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate course of action at the begining of the match. You can create the wall anywhere between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the game progresses.

The Blitz

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

The Backgame

This plan is where you have two or more checkers in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It needs to be employed when you are decidedly behind as this action greatly improves your opportunities. The best places for anchors are towards your competitor’s lower points and either on abutting points or with one point in between. Timing is crucial for a competent backgame: after all, there is no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break up this right away, while your competitor is getting their checkers home, because you do not have any other additional pieces to move! In this case, it’s more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your opponent gives you a chance to hit, so it will be a great idea to attempt and get your opposer to hit them in this situation!

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