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In astonishingly simple terms, there are three basic techniques employed. You need to be able to switch tactics quickly as the action of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This is composed of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you are able to achieve, to lock in the opponent's pieces that are on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most acceptable course of action at the begining of the game. You can build the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shift it into your home board as the match continues.

The Blitz

This is comprised of locking your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your challenger tosses an early 2 and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your opposer is now in big-time difficulty due to the fact that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your home board!

The Backgame

This plan is where you have two or more pieces in your competitor's inner board. (An anchor is a point occupied by at a minimum two of your checkers.) It would be employed when you are extremely behind as this plan much improves your circumstances. The strongest areas for anchors are towards your opponent's smaller points and either on adjoining points or with a single point in between. Timing is critical for a powerful backgame: at the end of the day, 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 competitor is shifting their checkers home, because you don't have other spare pieces to move! In this case, it's more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you might maintain your position until your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to try and get your challenger to hit them in this situation!