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In astonishingly general terms, there are 3 chief tactics used. You need to be agile enough to hop between techniques almost instantly as the course of the match unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of creating a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you might achieve, to barricade in the opponent's checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable tactic at the start of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game advances.

The Blitz

This consists of locking your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your challenger rolls an early two and moves one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you are able to play six/one 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your competitor is then in serious difficulty due to the fact that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!

The Backgame

This plan is where you have 2 or more pieces in your competitor's home board. (An anchor is a position filled by at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It needs to be employed when you are significantly behind as this plan much improves your chances. The best places for anchors are close to your opponent's smaller points and either on adjoining points or with one point separating them. Timing is integral for an effective backgame: after all, there's no reason having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to dismantle this right away, while your opposer is shifting their checkers home, taking into account that you don't have any other spare pieces to shift! In this case, it's more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you can maintain your position until your opposer provides you an opportunity to hit, so it may be an excellent idea to try and get your competitor to get them in this case!