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In very general terms, there are three general strategies employed. You must be able to hop between strategies quickly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of creating a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at least as deep as you can manage, to lock in the competitor's pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable tactic at the start of the game. You can build the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match progresses.

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your opponent rolls an early two and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your opposer is then in serious dire straits taking into account that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have two or more checkers in your opponent's home board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at least 2 of your pieces.) It would be used when you are decidedly behind as it greatly improves your opportunities. The better places for anchors are towards your opponent's smaller points and either on adjacent points or with one point in between. Timing is important for an effectual backgame: besides, there is no reason having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then forced to dismantle this right away, while your competitor is getting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you do not have other additional checkers to shift! In this situation, it is more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position up until your challenger gives you an opportunity to hit, so it can be a good idea to try and get your challenger to hit them in this situation!