In extraordinarily simple terms, there are three fundamental tactics used. You need to be agile enough to hop between game plans almost instantly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This consists of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you might achieve, to block in your competitor’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most adequate strategy at the begining of the game. You can build the wall anywhere within your 11-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the game advances.
The Blitz
This is comprised of closing your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. e.g., if your opposer rolls an early 2 and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play six/one 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your opponent is now in big-time calamity because they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have two or higher anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point filled by at a minimum 2 of your checkers.) It would be played when you are decidedly behind as it much improves your chances. The best places for anchor spots are towards your opponent’s smaller points and also on abutting points or with a single point in between. Timing is crucial for a powerful backgame: besides, there is no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to dismantle this right away, while your challenger is getting their pieces home, taking into account that you don’t have other spare checkers to shift! In this case, it is better to have checkers on the bar so that you can preserve your position until your challenger gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be an excellent idea to try and get your opposer to hit them in this case!
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