Backgammon The Quick Course to Winning Play

by Don Stern

HARDCOVER......BOOK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, EDGES OF PAGES ARE YELLOWING SLIGHTLY, NO MARKS, TEARS OR WEAR.....DJ HAS SHELF WEAR.......WILL SHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS.......C29

Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Doug · Rating 1 out of 5]

The author used his own weird notation (dividing the board into W1-12 and B1-12) which made it much harder to read than was strictly necessary. Plus, he has this weirdly pedantic tone that reads like a 50's sex education film strip. He was very fixated on backgammon hustlers, which I found strange (but maybe it was a problem in the 70's?).

I understand that Magriel's "Backgammon" is superior in every possible way, though I haven't read it yet. I got this book for free so there's that. The general advice is reasonable enough, and he does present some decent shorthand methods for estimating race position.