In exceptionally general terms, there are 3 basic techniques used. You must be able to hop between techniques almost instantly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of building a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to achieve, to barricade in your opponent’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 build the wall anywhere inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game progresses.
The Blitz
This is comprised of closing your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. i.e., if your competitor tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your opposer is now in big-time trouble seeing that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your home board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have 2 or more checkers in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at least two of your checkers.) It must be played when you are decidedly behind as this action much improves your opportunities. The strongest areas for anchor spots are close to your opponent’s smaller points and also on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is crucial for an effectual backgame: after all, there’s no reason having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to dismantle this straight away, while your challenger is moving their pieces home, taking into account that you don’t have any other extra pieces to shift! In this situation, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position until your challenger provides you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to try and get your competitor to hit them in this case!
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