Pay now or pay later

How it works in play

Many positions offer a choice between leaving a blot now, while the opponent has few ways to hit it and less to gain, and staying safe but risking a worse shot later. Paying now is often right, especially while the opponent’s home board is still weak.

Related terms

• Blot — A point occupied by exactly one checker — vulnerable to being hit.
• Shot — A roll that hits an opponent’s blot.
• Timing — In holding and back games: how long you can wait before being forced to break a key point.

Go deeper

• Game plans: the tactics behind every plan
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةادفع الآن أو ادفع لاحقًا
• ΕλληνικάΠλήρωσε τώρα ή αργότερα (pay now or pay later)
• فارسیریسک حالا یا بعد (Pay now or pay later)
• עבריתלשלם עכשיו או אחר כך (Pay now or pay later)
• РусскийПлати сейчас или потом (pay now or pay later)
• TürkçeŞimdi öde veya sonra öde