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In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 general techniques employed. You need to be agile enough to switch strategies quickly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of creating a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you might achieve, to barricade in the opponent’s checkers 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 assemble the wall anywhere between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shift it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This is comprised of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opposer on the bar. e.g., if your challenger rolls an early two and moves one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is now in big-time calamity seeing that they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your home board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position consisting of at least 2 of your pieces.) It would be played when you are decidedly behind as it greatly improves your circumstances. The strongest places for anchors are near your opponent’s smaller points and also on abutting points or with one point separating them. Timing is important for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no reason having two nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to dismantle this right away, while your opposer is getting their checkers home, taking into account that you don’t have other additional pieces to move! In this case, it’s more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position up till your competitor provides you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a good idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!