In extraordinarily general terms, there are three chief tactics used. You want to be able to hop between strategies instantly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is comprised of building a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you can manage, to lock in your opponent’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable procedure at the begining of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the game continues.
The Blitz
This is composed of closing your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. For example, if your opposer tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 six/one eight/three 8/3. Your competitor is then in serious calamity because they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!
The Backgame
This tactic is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It must be employed when you are significantly behind as it much improves your chances. The strongest locations for anchor spots are near your opponent’s lower points and either on adjoining points or with a single point in between. Timing is crucial for an effectual backgame: at the end of the day, there is no reason having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break up this straight away, while your opponent is moving their pieces home, taking into account that you do not have any other additional checkers to shift! In this case, it’s more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position until your opponent provides you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to try and get your competitor to hit them in this situation!
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