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by: Bill Robertie
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.15
EAN: 9781580421386
ISBN: 1580421385
Label: Cardoza
Manufacturer: Cardoza
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: September 14, 2004
Publisher: Cardoza
Sales Rank: 154634
Studio: Cardoza
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Product Description:
This comprehensive backgammon book challenges the reader with 501 essential problems to transform him into a thinking, aggressive pro-level player. Strategies and situation cover every aspect of the game, from playing positions to doubling maneuvers. Everything is carefully explained and illustrated so that the reader understands all the concepts.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Good for Beginners and Intermediates alike
I'm only 3/4 of the way through this book, but that's far enough to gauge the benefits that this book provides for the Backgammon player who wants to get better.
With 501 sample problems, you will find that many (never all) situations that will come up in a game are illustrated here. The format is easy to follow, with each of the 31 chapters containing problems and solutions for facets of the game from openings to bearing off, and blitzing to holding games, and the author's comments in the ... Read More
Rating: - Expect to Improve / Highly Recommended
This is a great, affordable book on backgammon that will quickly improve your backgammon game. I haven't read Robertie's "Advanced Backgammon" books, but I have read this one (501), BG for Serious Players, and BG for Winners. They are all good depending on your level, but this one and "Serious" I found very helpful. Between these 2 books, 501 has had a greater effect on my game than any other BG book I have ever read.
His approach is as simple as it gets. He discusses strategy and then ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing Backgammon Exercises
This book is of great tactical value. It let's you exersise and perform 501 plays that will change the way you play Backgammon. Not just a theoretical book, but actually a much more practical approach.
Rating:  - Roll Like the Gentle Creek
Backgammon is as good as it gets. The rules take minutes to learn but a lifetime to master. Each checker on the board plays an offensive and defensive role, as the two opposing forces march past each, one going clock-wise, one counter-clockwise. And then there are the dice. Like chess, there is a tremendous amount of strategy involved in how to play each roll, but the dice add another level of probabilistic strategizing. And sometimes the better strategy loses, just because the rolls don't come ... Read More
Rating: - gammonline
This book contains invaluable information for the improving backgammon player. It suffers from it's unfortunate layout (as do all Robertie books) --- poorly located diagrams or solutions in relation to the diagrams. Still the contents are a must read (and reread) for any advancing player.
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