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In very general terms, there are 3 basic tactics employed. You want to be able to hop between tactics quickly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This comprises of creating a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at least as thick as you are able to achieve, to lock in the competitor's pieces that are on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable procedure at the start of the match. You can build the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the game progresses.

The Blitz

This consists of locking your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. i.e., if your competitor rolls an early 2 and moves one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 six/one eight/three 8/3. Your opponent is then in big-time calamity seeing that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or more anchors in your competitor's inner board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It must be played when you are decidedly behind as this action greatly improves your chances. The better locations for anchor spots are near your competitor's lower points and either on adjoining points or with a single point in between. Timing is crucial for an effective backgame: at the end of the day, there's no point having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your challenger is shifting their checkers home, considering that you do not have any other additional pieces to move! In this case, it is more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position up until your opponent gives you a chance to hit, so it may be a good idea to try and get your challenger to hit them in this situation!