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An Introduction to Backgammon

Paul Magriel     1978     154pp

This book is an abridged edition of 'Backgammon' containing the following sections copied from mostly from Chapter One of the original ' Backgammon'.

Rules
Notation
Basic Checker Play
Game1 Running Game
Opening Rolls
Game 2 Holding Game
Basic Doubling Strategy
Game 3 Priming Game
Game 4 Attacking Game
The Backgame
Pipcount
Basic Odds
Glossary. The book is long since out of print, but enjoys brisk trade on the second-hand collectors market.


Mark Driver, 12/09/01

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