Backgammon for Dummies

Name: Backgammon for Dummies
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ISBN: 9780470770856

ISBN-10: 0470770856

ISBN-13: 9780470770856

Edition: 2008

Authors: Chris Bray

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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…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.30" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Introduction



Starting and Playing the Game.



Tackling the Basics of Backgammon



Playing the Game



Looking at Basic Backgammon Tactics



Making the Opening Move



Handling the Middle Game.



Upping the Stakes by Doubling



Progressing to Advanced Doubling



Planning Tactics for the Middle Game



Discovering Strategies



Bearing Off (The Last Lap).



Bearing Off without Contact



Bearing Off Against Contact



Varying the Play.



Looking at Complex Endings



Entering the Chouette



Playing Tournament Backgammon



Using Computers and Online Play



The Part of Tens.



The Ten Commandments of Backgammon



Ten Useful Backgammon Resources


Index