In astonishingly simple terms, there are 3 basic plans employed. You must be agile enough to hop between game plans quickly as the action of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of assembling a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you might achieve, to lock in your competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable tactic at the start of the match. You can build the wall anyplace between your 11-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the game progresses.
The Blitz
This consists of locking your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your opposer on the bar. i.e., if your challenger tosses an early two and moves one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you can play 6/1 6/1 eight/three eight/three. Your opposer is then in big-time trouble since they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have two or more anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position occupied by at a minimum two of your pieces.) It should be employed when you are decidedly behind as this action much improves your circumstances. The best areas for anchor spots are near your opponent’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is integral for an effectual backgame: after all, there’s no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then forced to dismantle this right away, while your opponent is shifting their pieces home, taking into account that you don’t have any other extra checkers to move! In this case, it is more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your competitor provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this case!
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