Backgammon For Winners

by Bill Robertie

The classic by the world’s best backgammon player shows beginners how to play and win at this great game.

This classic (more than 100,000 copies sold) features strategies, examples, and diagrams to illustrate backgammon’s important concepts and how beginning players can not only learn the game but immediately leapfrog over their competitors and become immediate-level players. The world's best player provides easy-to-understand advice on the basics of playing—how to set up a board, how to move, the opening strategies and replies, essential middle and end game tactics, the basic probabilities, plus back game and doubling strategies. Two full sample games with move-by-move insights illustrate the winning concepts of play at all stages of the game. A great first book for beginning and somewhat experienced players.

Genres: Games, Nonfiction, Reference, How To

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Tracy Isaacs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book for anyone wanting to take their backgammon game to the next level by learning the contemporary strategies involved in dynamic play. Robertie is great at explaining the rationale behind d various choices and conveying great enthusiasm for backgammon. As a long time player who felt in a rut, I have really benefitted from Robertie’s insights and experience, conveyed so clearly in his books.

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy-going introduction. Helpful in its fairly condensed presentation, with the main content being three fully annotated example games that show different strategies in a clean format. The cover text promises "... this is the best first and second book to buy on backgammon" - which may have been true at the time of initial publishing, but not longer.

[Diane Jeske · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for beginners or for those seeking guidance on modern backgammon play. The chapter on opening moves is really helpful, as is Robertie’s outlining of the four main points to keep in mind. Really useful and helpful!

[Blair · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was an okay book, but nothing new here. I found Backgammon for Dummies by Chris Bray much more insightful as a beg/int. book and with A LOT more info that's offered here.

[Russell · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a short read for me since mostly it covers things I'm familiar with. I think i'd like to get my hands on some other Robertie backgammon books since I find his explanations generally straightforward and either persuasive or already consistent with my intuitions from having played too much against computers. Unlike other books I've flipped through recently, I wasn't left with a frequent feeling of "surely this is no longer considered correct?!"

[Steve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good starting point to move from a beginner player to a casual player. I've been playing against the neural net trained GNU-backgammon which tells you when you are making a bad move but I'm still only a casual player at best....

[Serge Pierro · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book for the beginning Backgammon player. Clearly explains all the essentials.

[Bing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great intro to the basic strategies of backgammon. The next time I play MB, I will crush her! OK, probably not really, but at least I will be closer to winning more of the time. Hooray!

[BarkingUpTrees.Com · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book to take your game from beginner to great. Read my full review at http://www.barkinguptrees.com/2015/02...