Authors: Chris Bray.
Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date: 2007-10

Authors: J. du C. Vere Molyneux.
Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Publication Date: 2002-05-01
Edition: 1st

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Authors: Bill Robertie.
Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Cardoza
Publication Date: 2004-09-14
Edition: 2

Reviews :

    This comprehensive backgammon book challenges the reader with 501 essential problems to transform him into a thinking, aggressive pro-level player. Strategies and situation cover every aspect of the game, from playing positions to doubling maneuvers. Everything is carefully explained and illustrated so that the reader understands all the concepts....

Authors: Bill Robertie.
Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Cardoza
Publication Date: 2003-02-18
Edition: 2

Reviews :

    Written by the world's greatest player over the last two decades, serious players learn all-important opening strategies and replies, middle, end and back game techniques, tournament strategies, advanced doubling cube play, and fascinating strategy moves. Also covers backgammon probabilities and odds, unusual plays, priming strategy, essential bearoff play and more. Includes example games from the masters with the thinking behind each move....

Authors: Bill Robertie.
Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Cardoza
Publication Date: 2002-10-01
Edition: 3

Reviews :

    Bill Robertie did not become two-time backgammon world champion and one of the greatest players of all time by pursuing a conservative game. He calls his style "dynamic backgammon" and he teaches it in this book, aiming his lessons at the raw beginner as well as experienced players. He starts at the very beginning--setting up the board--and takes the reader through his approach to every element of play. It's an approach that pays off, as his championship record shows. The book is rich with clear diagrams and explanations, with three sample games that illustrate his points well....

Authors: Paul Magriel.
Hardcover, 414 pages
Publisher: Quadrangle/The New York Times
Publication Date: 1976-01-01


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    2004 edition with a new foreword by Renee Magriel Roberts. Backgammon is the most highly-regarded work on the subject, often referred to as "The Bible" of the game. Written between 1973 and 1976 by Paul Magriel and Renée Magriel, Backgammon was the first book to lucidly explain the inner workings and advanced positional play of the game. The most important aspects are broken down into their component parts and then explained with a unique, easy-to-understand, step-by-step building-block approach. The book is enhanced by 600 clear and precise diagrams, a glossary and tables, including the betting odds. For any player who means to take the game seriously and wants to play well, Backgammon is an indispensable guide. This new 2004 edition of also includes a lively behind-the-scenes foreword by Renée Magriel Roberts that illuminates the man behind the name "X-22" and describes the creation of the book. Having stood the test of time for over a quarter-century, Backgammon is still the best and most widely recommended and quoted standard instructional manual and reference work on the game for novice and expert alike....

Authors: Paul Lamford.
Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Publication Date: 2003-02-01
Edition: 1st

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Authors: Chris Bray.
Paperback, 280 pages
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2008-11-24


Reviews :

    A comprehensive and fun guide to Backgammon! 

Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, the origins of which date back some 5000 years – and it’s still going strong. It enjoyed a huge resurgence in the 1970s, and then again in the 1990s with the popularity of the Internet, where millions of people play tournaments online every day.
Today, backgammon’s following in the UK is huge, with a dedicated British Isles Backgammon Association, and hundreds of face-to-face tournaments taking place across the UK every year.

In this book, backgammon expert Chris Bray walks you through the basics of setting up a board, opening strategies, middle and end-game tactics, and tips on when to make key moves. You’ll also get to grips with basic probabilities, the doubling cube and the 25% rule. And if you want to take your gaming further, there’s plenty of advice to get you started in tournament backgammon, as well as playing online.

Suitable for both beginners and experienced player looking for more tips and techniques, Backgammon For Dummies includes coverage on:

• Starting and Playing the Game
• Handling the Middle Game
• Bearing Off (The Last Lap)
• Varying the Play
• About the author

Chris Bray is a journalist, and writes a weekly backgammon column for The Independent newspaper. He has been on the London backgammon scene for the last sixteen years playing and has also put his skills to good effect on the European and US tournament circuits.

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Authors: Paul Lamford.
Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Publication Date: 2001-02
Edition: 1st

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Authors: Nicolaos S Tzannes.
Paperback, 123 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Publication Date: 2001-04-03


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If you already play backgammon, don't you sometimes wonder how good you really are? Well, this book is your chance to really find out.

The 50 situations presented here, cover most of the aspects of the game, from initial moves to bearing off strategies. Each problem is graded on the basis of 5 points for the optimum play and some partial credit for sub-optimum but adequate ones, if such exist.

If you rack up a score of 225-250, you rank right up there with the experts-you should think seriously of competing in Backgammon Tournaments. If you score 200-224, you are not an expert yet, but you are rapidly approaching this point. A score of 135-199 indicates that you are a good, sound player, probably the best in your...neighborhood. If you score less than 135 points, there is no need for despair. Study this book carefully. It can serve as a case studies tool for improving your game. Besides, the problems presented are not only mind-taxing, they are also entertaining. And the justifications for the optimum play are clearly explained, often culminating in various useful rules of thumb (the closer-closest rule, the rule of even, etc.) for difficult, but commonly occurring situations. Good luck!...