In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 main techniques employed. You must be able to hop between strategies quickly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is composed of assembling a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at least as deep as you might manage, to barricade in the competitor’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most adequate procedure at the start of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace between your eleven-point and your 2-point and then move it into your home board as the game advances.
The Blitz
This is composed of closing your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. i.e., if your challenger tosses an early two and shifts one checker from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is now in big-time dire straits taking into account that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your inside board!
The Backgame
This tactic is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your opponent’s inner board. (An anchor spot is a point occupied by at least two of your pieces.) It should be used when you are significantly behind as this plan greatly improves your chances. The better places for anchor spots are towards your competitor’s smaller points and either on adjoining points or with a single point separating them. Timing is crucial for an effective backgame: after all, there is no reason having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break down this straight away, while your competitor is moving their checkers home, because you don’t have any other additional pieces to shift! In this case, it’s better 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 wonderful idea to try and get your competitor to get them in this case!