In extraordinarily simple terms, there are 3 general strategies used. You need to be able to hop between tactics almost instantly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This comprises of assembling a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you are able to achieve, to barricade in your opponent’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most adequate tactic at the begining 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 advances.
The Blitz
This consists of locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your opponent on the bar. For example, if your opposer rolls an early 2 and moves one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you can play six/one 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your competitor is then in big-time dire straits since they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor is a position consisting of at a minimum two of your pieces.) It needs to be played when you are extremely behind as this action much improves your circumstances. The best places for anchors are close to your competitor’s lower points and either on abutting points or with a single point separating them. Timing is crucial for an effective backgame: at the end of the day, there is no reason having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break apart this straight away, while your challenger is shifting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you don’t have any other spare checkers to shift! In this case, it’s better to have checkers on the bar so that you can preserve your position up until your competitor gives you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a wonderful idea to try and get your opposer to get them in this case!