In extraordinarily simple terms, there are three chief strategies employed. You need to be agile enough to hop between tactics instantly as the course of the match unfolds.
The Blockade
This is comprised of creating a 6-deep wall of checkers, or at least as deep as you are able to achieve, to block in your competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most adequate strategy at the start of the match. You can create the wall anyplace inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match advances.
The Blitz
This consists of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your challenger tosses an early 2 and moves one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you can play six/one 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your challenger is now in big-time difficulty due to the fact that they have two pieces on the bar and you have closed half your inner board!
The Backgame
This strategy is where you have 2 or more pieces in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a position filled by at least 2 of your checkers.) It must be played when you are decidedly behind as this plan greatly improves your chances. The better places for anchors are towards your opponent’s lower points and also on adjoining points or with one point in between. Timing is essential for an effectual backgame: besides, there’s no reason having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your opposer is shifting their pieces home, because you do not have any other spare checkers to shift! In this case, it is more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position until your opposer gives you a chance to hit, so it can be a good idea to attempt and get your opposer to hit them in this situation!