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52 Great Backgammon Tips: At Home, Tournament and Online | 
 enlarge | Authors: Patti Beadles, Kit Woolsey
Publisher: Batsford
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1063293
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0713490640
Dewey Decimal Number: 795
EAN: 9780713490640
ASIN: 0713490640
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Product Description
This latest addition to the bestselling 52 Great Tips series features backgammon—the centuries-old game whose popularity is exploding today, thanks to exciting new opportunities to play online. Starting with the basic rules, Michael Crane, a leading British player, explains everything both beginners and advanced competitors need to know. He shows the newcomer that what looks at first like a simple game of chance offers deep strategic challenges. And for the reader who learns how to calculate the odds, he offers winning advice on the best ways to handle different situations on the board. The tips (some of them contributed by other international players) cover everything from the opening moves to the subtleties of using the doubling cube.
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| Customer Reviews:
Beginners book and basic information April 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Essentially a beginner's book. Of course there are players who are beginners, yet think they are good players. This may be for them.
If you are new to the game I suggest reading, Improve Your Backgammon by Paul Lamford, first. Next read Backgammon by Paul Magriel. His book is from the 1970s and has some small errors but is still widely considered the backgammon bible.
If you really want to play well, then join a local backgammon club and play with real players.
This is a fair read, and covers all the basics. It is at least partially written by the BG master Kit Woolsey. It is a good review for a new player. However, if you play regularly at a backgammon club and compete in tournaments, you already know all this information.
Tip 1: Run. Tip 2: Block your opponent. Tip 3: Hit your opponent. Tip 4: Learn to build a prime. Tip 5: Consider all the possible plays. Tip 6: Learn the opening rolls. Tip 7: Do not play too safe. Well, you get the idea.
Also I noticed at least 4 or more mis-spellings and errors in the book such as when a picture did not match the text. If you show a diagram of a backgammon board and then describe something else, how will that help someone learning? I really should deduct another star just for those mistakes. There is little excuse for such poor proof-reading.
Backgammon is a lot of fun. It can be very social, in person or online. This book will help the newer players. Good luck and play to have fun!
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