In extraordinarily general terms, there are 3 chief strategies employed. You must be agile enough to hop between tactics quickly as the course of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This comprises of building a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as deep as you are able to achieve, to block in the opponent’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is considered to be the most adequate procedure at the begining of the match. You can build the wall anyplace between your 11-point and your two-point and then move it into your home board as the game advances.
The Blitz
This is composed of closing your home board as quick as possible while keeping your challenger on the bar. i.e., if your competitor rolls an early two and shifts one checker from your one-point to your 3-point and you then roll a 5-5, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 eight/three 8/3. Your opponent is now in serious calamity considering that they have 2 pieces on the bar and you have locked half your inner board!
The Backgame
This tactic is where you have two or more anchors in your competitor’s home board. (An anchor is a point consisting of at a minimum 2 of your pieces.) It needs to be used when you are significantly behind as it much improves your opportunities. The better places for anchor spots are towards your competitor’s smaller points and either on abutting points or with a single point in between. Timing is critical for a powerful backgame: at the end of the day, there is no reason having 2 nice anchors and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then required to break apart this right away, while your competitor is shifting their pieces home, owing to the fact that you do not have other additional pieces to shift! In this case, it is more favorable to have pieces on the bar so that you can preserve your position up till your opposer gives you a chance to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your challenger to get them in this situation!