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In extraordinarily simple terms, there are three basic strategies employed. You must be agile enough to switch strategies instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This is composed of assembling a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you might achieve, to block in the opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable course of action at the begining of the game. You can build the wall anyplace within your 11-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game progresses.

The Blitz

This is composed of locking your home board as quick as possible while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your opponent rolls an early 2 and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play six/one six/one eight/three 8/3. Your opponent is then in big-time calamity since they have two pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have 2 or higher checkers in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor spot is a position consisting of at a minimum two of your checkers.) It needs to be employed when you are extremely behind as this strategy much improves your opportunities. The best places for anchors are close to your competitor’s lower points and either on adjoining points or with one point in between. Timing is important for an effective backgame: after all, there’s no reason having two nice anchors and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break up this straight away, while your opposer is shifting their checkers home, considering that you do not have any other spare checkers to move! In this case, it is better to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position until your competitor provides you a chance to hit, so it may be a good idea to try and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!

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