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In astonishingly general terms, there are three basic techniques used. You need to be able to hop between strategies instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you might manage, to barricade in your competitor's pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate course of action at the start of the match. You can build the wall anywhere between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shift it into your home board as the match advances.

The Blitz

This consists of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. For example, if your opposer tosses an early two and moves one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you can play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your competitor is now in big-time calamity taking into account that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!

The Backgame

This strategy is where you have 2 or higher checkers in your competitor's inner board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at least two of your pieces.) It should be employed when you are significantly behind as this action greatly improves your opportunities. The best places for anchors are near your competitor's lower points and either on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is critical for an effective backgame: besides, there is no point having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break up this straight away, while your opponent is moving their checkers home, because you don't have any other spare pieces to shift! In this situation, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you can maintain your position up until your challenger provides you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to try and get your opposer to get them in this case!