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In exceptionally general terms, there are 3 basic plans employed. You must be able to switch tactics quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This is composed of building a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at least as thick as you might manage, to barricade in the opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate course of action at the start of the game. You can build the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This is comprised of locking your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. For example, if your competitor rolls an early 2 and moves one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play 6/1 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your challenger is then in serious calamity seeing that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have two or higher anchors in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position consisting of at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It should be used when you are decidedly behind as this plan much improves your circumstances. The strongest places for anchors are close to your opponent’s lower points and either on adjoining points or with one point in between. Timing is important for a powerful backgame: after all, there is no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break up this straight away, while your opposer is getting their pieces home, taking into account that you don’t have any other spare pieces to move! In this case, it is more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your opponent gives you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a great idea to try and get your opposer to get them in this case!

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