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Chris Bray 1998 128pp
Electra Publishing
ISBN:1901501051
Chris is a well known and accomplished British player who writes a backgammon
column for a newspaper as well as other backgammon publications and put it all
together in one handy book. A few of the articles are a little dated (they
started in 1994) and the most useful are his descriptions of the different types
of games and the strategies for both sides as well as keys on when to use the
doubling cube in each of them. There are also sections on chouettes, props,
settlements, tournament play etc. Although he doesn't go deep into detail on any
one topic, he gets the ideas accross and manages to give you information on a
vast variety of topics, some only touched upon in other works. There's no time
to become bored with the style or the content as it is a collection of short
concise articles with several humorous anecdotes interspersed throughout.
| Level: Beginner-Intermediate-some Advanced |
Ease of read: 7 |
Quality of material: 8 |
Overall: 8 |
Price: $10 |
Martin Short, 10/25/01
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