The Backgammon Book

by Oswald Jacoby, John R. Crawford, John Crawford

Book Overview

A Studio Book, The Viking Press, 1974 edition. Hardcover 224 pages. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670144096
• ISBN13: 9780670144099
• Release Date: December 1970
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Oswald Jacoby - from wikipedia

Oswald Jacoby (December 8, 1902 - June 27, 1984) was an American bridge expert and author, and is considered one of the greatest players of all time. In 1970, he wrote The Backgammon Book with John R. Crawford, which is considered the first book to deal with backgammon from an analytic viewpoint. In 1972, was crowned World Backgammon Champion. He pioneered many bidding ideas, including the Jacoby transfer and Jacoby 2NT bids. A prolific writer, he wrote over 10000 newspaper articles on bridge, and his many books include volumes on poker, gin rummy, canasta, and the mathematics of card games. He also released a record titled How to Win at Championship Bridge. -- from wikipedia

The classic backgammon book

This was the book I learned backgammon with in the 1970s. It doesn't have modern 1990s theory but still provides solid all-around advice on a variety of topics. The book's strengths are its discussions of probabilities, back games, late positions, and unusual plays. There is also a long history of the game and a lot of discussion of chouettes and other variations. The modern expert might not agree with the opening moves or the doubling theory, but all in all there's plenty there for newcomers to learn.