In extraordinarily simple terms, there are 3 chief tactics employed. You need to be agile enough to hop between strategies quickly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This consists of building a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at least as thick as you are able to achieve, to block in your competitor’s checkers that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most suitable strategy at the start of the match. You can assemble the wall anyplace inbetween your eleven-point and your two-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.
The Blitz
This involves closing your home board as quick as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. e.g., if your competitor tosses an early two and shifts one piece from your 1-point to your three-point and you then toss a 5-5, you can play 6/1 six/one 8/3 8/3. Your challenger is then in big-time dire straits because they have 2 checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This plan is where you have two or higher pieces in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor spot is a position consisting of at least two of your pieces.) It needs to be played when you are significantly behind as this plan greatly improves your opportunities. The strongest locations for anchor spots are close to your competitor’s lower points and either on adjacent points or with a single point in between. Timing is critical for an effective backgame: after all, there is no point having two nice anchor spots and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then forced to break down this right away, while your challenger is getting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you don’t have other spare checkers to move! In this case, it is more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you are able to preserve your position until your opponent provides you an opportunity to hit, so it may be a great idea to attempt and get your competitor to hit them in this case!