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From the publisher

A comprehensive and fun guide to Backgammon!

Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, the origins of which date back some 5000 years - and it's still going strong. It enjoyed a huge resurgence in the 1970s, and then again in the 1990s with the popularity of the Internet, where millions of people play tournaments online every day.

Today, backgammon's following in the UK is huge, with a dedicated British Isles Backgammon Association, and hundreds of face-to-face tournaments taking place across the UK every year.

In this book, backgammon expert Chris Bray walks you through the basics of setting up a board, opening strategies, middle and end-game tactics, and tips on when to make key moves. You'll also get to grips with basic probabilities, the doubling cube and the 25% rule. And if you want to take your gaming further, there's plenty of advice to get you started in tournament backgammon, as well as playing online.

Suitable for both beginners and experienced player looking for more tips and techniques, Backgammon For Dummies includes coverage on:

  • Starting and Playing the Game
  • Handling the Middle Game
  • Bearing Off (The Last Lap)
  • Varying the Play
  • About the author

From the jacket flap

Backgammon is an exciting, tactical game, and this

straightforward book enables newcomers to get in on

the fun, as well as providing expert advice for the more

experienced player. Fully illustrated, it’s packed with

opening strategies, middle- and end-game tactics, tips

on how to make key moves, and advice to get you up to

speed on dice probabilities. You’ll be hooked in no time!

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  • Title Backgammon for Dummies
  • Author Chris Bray
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher For Dummies, US
  • Publication date 2008-12-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780470770856 / 0470770856
  • Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.46 x 5.5 x 0.61 in (21.49 x 13.97 x 1.55 cm)
  • Category Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords
  • Library of Congress subjects Backgammon
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009293810
  • Dewey Decimal Code 795.15

About the author

Chris Bray has been playing backgammon for over 30 years, and started writing a weekly backgammon column for The Independent newspaper in 1994. A regular fixture on the London backgammon scene, he also takes part in tournaments around the world, and regularly gives seminars on backgammon and sports psychology.
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