In very simple terms, there are 3 chief techniques used. You must be agile enough to switch game plans quickly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This comprises of building a 6-deep wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you might manage, to barricade in the opponent’s pieces that are located on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most acceptable tactic at the start of the match. You can build the wall anywhere between your eleven-point and your two-point and then shift it into your home board as the match progresses.
The Blitz
This involves locking your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your challenger on the bar. For example, if your opposer rolls an early two and shifts one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a 5-5, you are able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 eight/three. Your opponent is now in big-time calamity taking into account that they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!
The Backgame
This tactic is where you have 2 or higher pieces in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor spot is a point filled by at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It needs to be employed when you are extremely behind as this plan much improves your opportunities. The strongest places for anchor spots are close to your opponent’s smaller points and either on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is critical for a powerful backgame: at the end of the day, there is no point having two nice anchors and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then required to break up this right away, while your challenger is shifting their checkers home, because you do not have any other additional pieces to shift! In this case, it is better to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position up till your opposer provides you a chance to hit, so it can be a great idea to try and get your challenger to get them in this situation!