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Backgammon for Blood: A Guide for Those Who Like to Play but Love to Win
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #204321 in Books
- Published on: 2007-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Chris Bray is a well known and accomplished British player who writes a backgammon column for a newspaper as well as other backgammon publications and put it all together in one handy book. A few of the articles are a little dated (they started in 1994) and the most useful are his descriptions of the different types of games and the strategies for both sides as well as keys on when to use the doubling cube in each of them. There are also sections on chouettes, props, settlements, tournament play etc. Although he doesn't go deep into detail on any one topic, he gets the ideas accross and manages to give you information on a vast variety of topics, some only touched upon in other works. There's no time to become bored with the style or the content as it is a collection of short concise articles with several humorous anecdotes interspersed throughout.
Customer Reviews
So much in one little book!
This little book almost has it all, from the basics for beginners to the modern advanced concepts (especially related to doubling) for advanced players. Much of the advanced discussion is found elsewhere only in advanced (and pricey) books. All interspersed with personal anecdotes and historical development to make it all come to life. So much in one book makes it a great value and a book I would recommend to players at any level.
Bloody Good Fun
Everybody loves to play games, but more importantly everybody loves winning. This is the book to get if you want to learn all the tips and tricks of Backgammon. Full of interesting scenarios and questions every Backgammon player come across, it is a great book to pick up to improve your game.
Winner
This is the best book that I have read on backgammon for several years. It is an excellent introduction for beginners and a great aide for intermediate and advanced players. It is far better than the book with a similar name from the 1970's.
