In very simple terms, there are three chief strategies employed. You must be agile enough to switch techniques almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This involves creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you can achieve, to barricade in the competitor’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate tactic at the start of the game. You can build the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the game advances.
The Blitz
This consists of locking your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your competitor rolls an early two and moves one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 six/one 8/3 8/3. Your competitor is then in big-time difficulty due to the fact that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your home board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have 2 or more pieces in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position consisting of at least two of your pieces.) It should be employed when you are significantly behind as this action much improves your circumstances. The best areas for anchors are near your competitor’s smaller points and also on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is essential for an effectual backgame: at the end of the day, there is no reason having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break down this right away, while your opposer is moving their pieces home, considering that you do not have other extra pieces to shift! In this case, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position until your challenger gives you an opportunity to hit, so it can be a good idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!
