In astonishingly simple terms, there are three fundamental strategies employed. You need to be agile enough to switch techniques instantly as the action of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This involves assembling a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at least as thick as you are able to achieve, to barricade in the competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable strategy at the start of the game. You can build the wall anywhere within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match continues.
The Blitz
This consists of locking your home board as quick as possible while keeping your opponent on the bar. For example, if your opposer tosses an early two and shifts one checker from your one-point to your 3-point and you then roll a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is then in serious calamity due to the fact that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!
The Backgame
This tactic is where you have two or more pieces in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at a minimum two of your checkers.) It needs to be used when you are significantly behind as it much improves your circumstances. The strongest places for anchors are near your competitor’s lower points and either on abutting points or with a single point separating them. Timing is important for a powerful backgame: besides, there’s no point having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break up this right away, while your challenger is moving their checkers home, seeing that you don’t have any other spare pieces to move! In this situation, it’s more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you might preserve your position up until your opposer provides you a chance to hit, so it will be an excellent idea to attempt and get your competitor to get them in this case!
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