In extraordinarily simple terms, there are three basic tactics employed. You must be agile enough to switch strategies quickly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is comprised of assembling a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you might manage, to block in the competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate procedure at the start of the game. You can create the wall anyplace between your 11-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game continues.
The Blitz
This is composed of closing your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. i.e., if your opposer tosses an early 2 and moves one checker from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then roll a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opposer is then in big-time difficulty because they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have two or higher anchors in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a position filled by at least 2 of your pieces.) It must be employed when you are significantly behind as this action much improves your circumstances. The better locations for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with one point separating them. Timing is critical for an effectual backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your competitor is shifting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you don’t have any other additional checkers to move! In this case, it’s more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you can preserve your position up till your opponent gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to try and get your opponent to get them in this case!