Recommended backgammon books
Backgammon for serious players (paperback)
by Bill Robertie "Winning at backgammon requires mastering two phases of the
game: dynamic checker play (using your checkers as weapons to pin your
opponent in awkward positions)..."
501 backgammon problems (paperback)
Bill Robertie, "The world's
best backgammon player" according to the back cover, breaks the strategy
down into discrete 31 topics, examples being "the opening," "the middle
game," "the blitz," "crunch positions," "action doubles," and "the bearoff."
The topics are covered by a series of snapshot moments from a potential
game.
Backgammon for winners, 3rd edition (paperback)
Bill Robertie did
not become two-time backgammon world champion and one of the greatest
players of all time by pursuing a conservative game. He calls his style
"dynamic backgammon" and he teaches it in this book, aiming his lessons at
the raw beginner as well as experienced players. He starts at the very
beginning--setting up the board--and takes the reader through his approach
to every element of play. It's an approach that pays off, as his
championship record shows. The book is rich with clear diagrams and
explanations, with three sample games that illustrate his points well.
The backgammon pack (paperback)
Backgammon has its origins in
early board games that developed in Ur in Mesopotamia 5000 years ago. For
centuries efforts were made to ban it because of its close association with
gambling. Yet such was the fascination of the game that it survived all such
attempts, and it thrives today as a popular pastime throughout the world.
With an instructional book giving a clear explanation of the basic rules and
advice on winning strategies, this pack has everything you need to enjoy and
master this classic board game.
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