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by Millard Hopper
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ISBN: 0486228940 Dover Publications Price: $4.95 |
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Author reveals his championship secrets for best opening and ending moves, as well as basic strategies of middle game play — running, blocking and back games. An excellent combination of instructions, hints, suggestions, diagrams and problems designed to help the beginner master the game.
Table of Contents for Win at Backgammon
| PREFACE | |||||||
| I HOW OLD IS BACKGAMMON? | |||||||
| II HOW IS THE GAME PLAYED? | |||||||
| III AN ILLUSTRATIVE GAME | |||||||
| IV THE THREE TYPES OF GAMES | |||||||
| V HOW TO PLAY TO WIN | |||||||
| VI THE VALUES OF LUCK AND SKILL | |||||||
| VII INSTRUCTIVE EXAMPLES OF PLAY | |||||||
| VIII DOUBLING AND CHOUETTE | |||||||
| IX RULES OF BACKGAMMON | |||||||
| X ACEY-DEUCY | |||||||
| INDEX |