In astonishingly simple terms, there are three chief strategies employed. You must be agile enough to hop between tactics instantly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This consists of assembling a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to manage, to lock in the competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable strategy at the begining of the game. You can assemble the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the game progresses.
The Blitz
This is comprised of locking your home board as quick as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. e.g., if your opponent rolls an early two and shifts one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you can play six/one six/one eight/three 8/3. Your challenger is now in big-time calamity because 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 2 or more anchors in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor is a point occupied by at least 2 of your checkers.) It needs to be employed when you are decidedly behind as it much improves your chances. The better places for anchors are towards your competitor’s smaller points and either on abutting points or with one point in between. Timing is integral for an effectual backgame: besides, there is no point having two nice anchors and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break up this right away, while your opposer is moving their pieces home, seeing that you do not have other spare pieces to shift! In this situation, it is better to have pieces on the bar so that you might preserve your position until your challenger provides you a chance to hit, so it can be a great idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this situation!