Backgammon for Dummies

by Chris Bray and Chris Bray

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470770856
• ISBN13: 9780470770856
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent but...

Excellent beginner book probably the best but .. forget the 8, 9, 12 race rule instead google the Keith Count - much easier do use and more accurate. Also avoid Partygammon the site he recommends - he no longer recommends it. After this if you want the real deal Backgammon Bootcamp (makes sure it's the 2nd edition) by Walter Trice is a book I reread (and I won my countries National Backgammon champs)

Not your old Jacoby and Crawford

Okay, I have two copies (don't ask) of The Backgammon Book by Jacoby and Crawford, a competent and informative (if somewhat dry) tome that aided me immensely thirty years ago. So why this one? I got it because it was recommended to me. A fresh take, my friend said. Well, yeah, it is. It's a little snappier, more modern, and of course well-illustrated; but more to the point, it talks to the reader. It's more of a conversation than a textbook. That's true of most of the Dummies books, I suppose, so nothing unique. I recommend it most to backgammon newbies; old-time players can also benefit. A worthy addition to any serious player's library.

svb

This is exactly what I was looking for. I have menaged to get to mid-3000's on yahoo backgammon without ever reading any BG theory book; So, I was not a beginner. I needed something easy-read to learn more about BG game, match and tournament nuances, to read expert recommendations and also, to improve on mathematical understanding of doubling stategy, perheps the most difficult part of BG match. I read the book in 3 days. Easy to read, easy to understand, easy to memorize, easy to improve game, and well worth of money! Well done. Highly recoommend for every beginner and intermediate level player.