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In exceptionally general terms, there are three chief techniques employed. You need to be able to hop between game plans quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of building a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you can manage, to block in your opponent’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate strategy at the start of the game. You can build the wall anyplace between your 11-point and your 2-point and then shift it into your home board as the match progresses.

The Blitz

This involves closing your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. For example, if your challenger rolls an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is now in big-time difficulty seeing that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have two or more pieces in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at least two of your pieces.) It should be employed when you are significantly behind as it much improves your circumstances. The best places for anchors are near your opponent’s smaller points and either on abutting points or with one point separating them. Timing is essential for an effective backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no reason having 2 nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then required to dismantle this right away, while your opposer is moving their pieces home, because you don’t have any other extra pieces to move! In this situation, it is more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you might preserve your position up till your challenger provides you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a great idea to attempt and get your opponent to get them in this case!