In exceptionally general terms, there are 3 fundamental strategies used. You want to be able to switch strategies almost instantly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is comprised of building a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you can manage, to barricade in your competitor’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most adequate tactic at the start of the match. You can build the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the match advances.
The Blitz
This involves locking your home board as quickly as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. For example, if your opponent tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your 3-point and you then toss a five-five, you can play 6/1 six/one 8/3 eight/three. Your challenger is now in serious trouble due to the fact that they have two pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This plan is where you have two or more anchors in your competitor’s inner board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at least 2 of your pieces.) It would be played when you are significantly behind as this action much improves your opportunities. The better locations for anchor spots are near your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with one point in between. Timing is important for an effectual backgame: after all, there’s no point having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break up this straight away, while your competitor is moving their checkers home, owing to the fact that you don’t have other additional pieces to move! In this situation, it is better to have checkers on the bar so that you might maintain your position up till your competitor provides you a chance to hit, so it will be a great idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this case!