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Backgammon for Serious Players

By: Bill Robertie
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing,U.S.
ISBN: 158042077X
ISBN-13: 9781580420778
Released: 26 Jan 2004
RRP: £13.95
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Very instructional, but terrible editing - By: , 22 Mar 1999
I found the book very instructional for an intermediate player. On the negative side, I was annoyed by the incredibly large amount of typos, from the "about the author" page througout the book, there is a typo or a diagram error almost on every 2-3 pages.
Excellent follow up to "Backgammon for Winners" - By: , 24 Dec 1998
This is an excellent follow to Robertie previous book. A must read if you want to continue to improve your game. I found playing the samples games on a board was very beneficial.
A must buy once you start getting serious at Backgammon - By: , 12 Aug 1998
A good read, for players up to intermediate level, especiallly if you liked Robertie's Backgammon for Winners (which should be read before this one by beginners). The five sample games give some good insight on tactics to be used in modern backgammon. The author explains why moves are better than others, gives alternative plays & the general principles behind them. Some interesting comments are made on how to play the cube in the situation deriving from the sample games, but the scope of the book does not alllow him to go into much detail. Getting good at backgammon requires to study as many matches as possible & this book will give some material to start with. It is recommended to read the book several times as it brings a new understand each time. Some occasional mistakes in the diagrams & notations might make the reading a bit difficult for the beginner at times if he's not able to spot them (correcting them is a good exercise in itself).