In exceptionally simple terms, there are three main techniques used. You want to be agile enough to hop between techniques quickly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is comprised of creating a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you can manage, to barricade in your competitor’s checkers that are located on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most acceptable tactic at the begining of the match. You can build the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match continues.
The Blitz
This is composed of locking your home board as quick as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. e.g., if your competitor rolls an early 2 and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you are able to play 6/1 six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your challenger is now in serious calamity due to the fact that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This tactic is where you have two or higher checkers in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position filled by at least 2 of your checkers.) It must be used when you are significantly behind as this strategy greatly improves your chances. The strongest places for anchor spots are near your competitor’s lower points and also on adjoining points or with a single point in between. Timing is crucial for a competent backgame: at the end of the day, there’s no point having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to dismantle this right away, while your opponent is getting their pieces home, seeing that you don’t have any other additional pieces to move! In this situation, it is more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you might maintain your position up until your opposer provides you a chance to hit, so it can be an excellent idea to try and get your opposer to get them in this case!