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In extraordinarily general terms, there are three main tactics employed. You must be agile enough to hop between techniques instantly as the course of the game unfolds.

The Blockade

This consists of building a 6-thick wall of checkers, or at a minimum as thick as you might manage, to block in your opponent's pieces that are on your 1-point. This is judged to be the most adequate course of action at the begining of the game. You can assemble the wall anyplace within your eleven-point and your 2-point and then shuffle it into your home board as the game continues.

The Blitz

This involves locking your home board as quickly as possible while keeping your opposer on the bar. e.g., if your competitor tosses an early 2 and shifts one checker from your one-point to your three-point and you then toss a five-five, you can play six/one six/one eight/three 8/3. Your opponent is now in big-time calamity considering that they have two checkers on the bar and you have closed half your home board!

The Backgame

This plan is where you have 2 or higher checkers in your opponent's inner board. (An anchor spot is a position consisting of at a minimum two of your checkers.) It should be used when you are extremely behind as this plan greatly improves your circumstances. The better places for anchor spots are near your competitor's smaller points and also on abutting points or with a single point separating them. Timing is essential for a competent backgame: besides, there's no reason having two nice anchor spots and a solid wall in your own home board if you are then forced to break down this straight away, while your competitor is getting their checkers home, owing to the fact that you don't have any other extra pieces to move! In this situation, it is more tolerable to have checkers on the bar so that you are able to maintain your position up until your opposer provides you an opportunity to hit, so it will be a wonderful idea to attempt and get your challenger to hit them in this situation!