In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 main techniques employed. You want to be agile enough to switch strategies almost instantly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you are able to manage, to lock in the competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most acceptable procedure at the begining of the match. You can assemble the wall anywhere between your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match continues.
The Blitz
This consists of closing your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your opponent tosses an early two and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you will be able to play six/one 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your opponent is then in serious difficulty seeing that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have two or higher checkers in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a position occupied by at a minimum two of your pieces.) It should be employed when you are significantly behind as this plan greatly improves your chances. The best locations for anchor spots are close to your opponent’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is crucial for an effective backgame: after all, there is no reason having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break down this straight away, while your opposer is shifting their pieces home, seeing that you do not have any other extra checkers to shift! In this case, it’s more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position up until your competitor gives you an opportunity to hit, so it can be a great idea to try and get your opponent to get them in this case!