In astonishingly simple terms, there are three general techniques employed. You want to be agile enough to hop between tactics quickly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of building a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to manage, to barricade in the opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most suitable strategy at the start of the match. You can build the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the game advances.
The Blitz
This is comprised of closing your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. For example, if your challenger tosses an early 2 and moves one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your opponent is now in serious trouble since they have two pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have 2 or more pieces in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a point filled by at a minimum two of your pieces.) It must be used when you are significantly behind as this plan much improves your circumstances. The strongest areas for anchor spots are towards 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 is no point having 2 nice anchors and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your opponent is getting their checkers home, taking into account that you don’t have any other spare checkers to move! In this situation, it’s more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position up until your opposer gives you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your opponent to hit them in this situation!