With any type of game, you need a strategy. Backgammon is no different. If I were to start playing online backgammon, I would start by looking up some good references on the internet. Fortunately, this site has a page that talks about backgammon strategy.
This is good for me because as a beginner, I would like to get up to speed on this game before I tried to play backgammon online competitively.
The basic idea is to race your pieces around the board, and get them home as quickly as possible. Another strategy is to hold up the “back-men” of your opponent for as long as possible. Go fast yourself and try to make sure that the opponent goes as slow as possible. Your opponent would try to do the same, which makes the game as fun as it is.
I would recommend that you hone up your backgammon strategy a great deal before you played for money.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I strongly recommend that if you’re going to play for money, you do so in a cautionary manner. IE.. only spend on the game what you would for your regular entertainment such as a dinner and a movie.
Gambling addiction has caused some people to go into debt way over their heads causing problems for them and their family.
In the meantime, if you want to learn some online backgammon strategy, check out bgprime.com