In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 chief techniques employed. You must be agile enough to switch strategies almost instantly as the action of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of building a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to achieve, to barricade in the competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate procedure at the start of the game. You can assemble the wall anywhere within your 11-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the match progresses.
The Blitz
This is composed of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. i.e., if your opposer tosses an early 2 and shifts one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your opposer is then in serious calamity because they have 2 pieces 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 opponent’s home board. (An anchor spot is a point occupied by at a minimum two of your checkers.) It should be employed when you are significantly behind as it greatly improves your opportunities. The strongest areas for anchor spots are near your opponent’s lower points and either on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is essential for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there is no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then required to break up this straight away, while your competitor is getting their checkers home, because you don’t have any other additional checkers to shift! In this case, it’s more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you might preserve your position up until your competitor gives you a chance to hit, so it can be an excellent idea to try and get your opposer to get them in this case!
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