Backgame

Quick meaning: Backgame is a noun meaning (backgammon) A game in which a player blocks the opponent's progress by forming two or more points in the opponent's home board.

Meaning

(backgammon) A game in which a player blocks the opponent's progress by forming two or more points in the opponent's home board.

More Meanings

1. An indirect strategy in which one attempts to achieve one's goals by maneuvering behind the scenes.

Example Sentences

This is a question of the long term, the backgame. Let's see who wins in the end.

When playing a backgame, you need to have at least two anchors in your opponent's home board, ideally on their 2- and 3-points.

We are also taught that we should not commit to a backgame until we have to and that we should try to win by going forward if at all possible.

The strategy of the backgame is very similar to the defensive strategy discussed earlier; i.e., you begin to make your points inside your inner table and wait for him to leave a blot.

Word Forms

• backgames

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include backgammon, prime, blot, tables, gammon, crackback.

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