In astonishingly simple terms, there are 3 general tactics employed. You need to be able to switch game plans instantly as the action of the game unfolds.
The Blockade
This is comprised of creating a 6-thick wall of pieces, or at a minimum as thick as you are able to achieve, to barricade in the competitor’s pieces that are on your 1-point. This is deemed to be the most suitable tactic at the begining of the match. You can create the wall anywhere inbetween your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the match progresses.
The Blitz
This is composed of locking your home board as fast as as you can while keeping your competitor on the bar. For example, if your opponent rolls an early two and moves one piece from your one-point to your three-point and you then roll a five-five, you will be able to play 6/1 6/1 8/3 8/3. Your opponent is then in big-time trouble due to the fact that they have two checkers on the bar and you have locked half your inside board!
The Backgame
This course of action is where you have 2 or higher anchors in your opponent’s home board. (An anchor spot is a point consisting of at a minimum two of your checkers.) It needs to be played when you are significantly behind as this action greatly improves your chances. The strongest places for anchor spots are towards your competitor’s smaller points and also on adjacent points or with a single point separating them. Timing is important for an effectual backgame: after all, there is no point having two nice anchors and a complete wall in your own inner board if you are then required to dismantle this right away, while your competitor is getting their pieces home, taking into account that you don’t have any other extra pieces to shift! In this situation, it is more tolerable to have pieces on the bar so that you might maintain your position up till your competitor provides you a chance to hit, so it can be a wonderful idea to try and get your opposer to hit them in this case!
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