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In very general terms, there are 3 general plans employed. You must be agile enough to switch game plans instantly as the action of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you can achieve, to block in the opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable strategy at the begining of the game. You can build the wall anywhere within your 11-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game progresses.

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your challenger tosses an early 2 and moves one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you can play 6/1 six/one eight/three 8/3. Your competitor is now in serious calamity considering that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!

The Backgame

This tactic is where you have two or more pieces in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at least 2 of your checkers.) It must be played when you are decidedly behind as it much improves your opportunities. The better areas for anchor spots are close to your opponent’s lower points and also on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is integral for a powerful backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to dismantle this straight away, while your opposer is shifting their checkers home, taking into account that you do not have any other extra pieces to move! In this case, it is more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position up until your competitor provides you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to try and get your opposer to get them in this case!

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