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In very general terms, there are three basic tactics employed. You must be agile enough to hop between strategies quickly as the action of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This involves creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you are able to manage, to barricade in the competitor's pieces that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most acceptable procedure at the begining of the game. You can create the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your competitor tosses an early two and moves one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you will be able to play 6/1 six/one eight/three eight/three. Your opponent is then in big-time difficulty due to the fact that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!

The Backgame

This course of action is where you have 2 or more pieces in your opponent's home board. (An anchor is a position filled by at least two of your checkers.) It must be employed when you are extremely behind as it greatly improves your circumstances. The best places for anchors are near your competitor's lower points and also on adjoining points or with one point separating them. Timing is integral for a competent backgame: besides, there is no point having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break up this straight away, while your opponent is getting their pieces home, considering that you do not have any other spare checkers to move! In this case, it is more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position until your opposer gives you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to attempt and get your opposer to hit them in this case!