In extraordinarily general terms, there are three fundamental game plans employed. You want to be agile enough to hop between tactics instantly as the course 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 barricade in your opponent’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable procedure at the start of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace inbetween your 11-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game progresses.
The Blitz
This is composed of locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. i.e., if your challenger tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you will be able to play six/one six/one 8/3 8/3. Your competitor is then in big-time trouble because 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 anchors in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at a minimum two of your checkers.) It would be played when you are extremely behind as it much improves your opportunities. The better locations for anchors are near your competitor’s lower points and either on adjoining points or with one point in between. Timing is critical for a competent backgame: besides, there’s no point having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break up this straight away, while your opponent is moving their checkers home, taking into account that you do not have any other additional checkers to shift! In this situation, it is more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position up till your opponent gives you a chance to hit, so it will be a good idea to try and get your opposer to hit them in this situation!