In astonishingly simple terms, there are 3 chief strategies used. You need to be agile enough to hop between tactics instantly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you are able to achieve, to block in the competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most acceptable tactic at the begining of the game. You can build the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shift it into your home board as the match advances.
The Blitz
This is composed of closing your home board as fast as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. i.e., if your opponent tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your 3-point and you then roll a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 six/one eight/three eight/three. Your opponent is now in big-time trouble because they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your home board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have 2 or more checkers in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at least two of your checkers.) It must be used when you are decidedly behind as this action greatly improves your circumstances. The strongest locations for anchor spots are near your opponent’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is crucial for a powerful backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no reason having 2 nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break up this straight away, while your opponent is moving their checkers home, considering that you do not have any other spare pieces to move! In this case, it is more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position up till your opponent gives you a chance to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to try and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!