In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 chief tactics used. You need to be agile enough to hop between strategies almost instantly as the action of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This comprises of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you might manage, to lock in the competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most acceptable procedure at the start of the match. You can create the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shift it into your home board as the game advances.
The Blitz
This is composed of locking your home board as fast as possible while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your competitor tosses an early 2 and moves one piece from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a 5-5, you can play six/one 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is now in serious trouble considering that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your home board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have 2 or more checkers in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor spot is a position consisting of at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It should be played when you are significantly behind as this plan much improves your chances. The better places for anchors are towards your opponent’s lower points and also on abutting points or with one point separating them. Timing is crucial for an effective backgame: after all, there is no point having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break apart this straight away, while your opposer is shifting their checkers home, owing to the fact that you do not have any other spare checkers to shift! In this case, it’s more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you can maintain your position until your challenger provides you an opportunity to hit, so it can be a great idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this case!
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