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In exceptionally general terms, there are 3 general techniques employed. You must be agile enough to switch game plans quickly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you are able to achieve, to lock in your opponent's pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable course of action at the start of the match. You can create the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as fast as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. e.g., if your opposer rolls an early two and moves one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you will be able to play six/one 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your competitor is now in big-time dire straits due to the fact that they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!

The Backgame

This plan is where you have 2 or higher pieces in your competitor's inner board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at least 2 of your checkers.) It must be employed when you are significantly behind as it much 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 essential for a competent backgame: after all, there is no reason having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break down this straight away, while your competitor is getting their checkers home, because you do not have other extra checkers to shift! In this case, it's more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position until your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it can be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your opposer to hit them in this case!