In astonishingly general terms, there are 3 fundamental strategies used. You want to be agile enough to hop between tactics almost instantly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This comprises of building a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you might achieve, to block in your competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable course of action at the start of the game. You can build the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the match continues.
The Blitz
This consists of locking your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. e.g., if your competitor tosses an early 2 and moves one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you will be able to play 6/1 six/one eight/three eight/three. Your challenger is now in big-time difficulty since they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have 2 or more pieces in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at a minimum two of your checkers.) It should be played when you are significantly behind as this action much improves your opportunities. The better locations for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s smaller points and either on abutting points or with one point separating them. Timing is important for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having 2 nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break apart this right away, while your opponent is moving their checkers home, seeing that you do not have any other spare checkers to move! In this case, it’s more favorable to have checkers on the bar so that you can maintain your position up until your competitor provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a great idea to attempt and get your opposer to get them in this case!