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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Your step-by-step guide to becoming a masterful backgammon playerBackgammon 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!* The basics of starting play â?" Set up your board, get to grips with the rules and tactics of the game, and make the opening move* Move smoothly into the middle game â?" Work out basic probabilities, apply the 25 per cent rule, and raise the stakes with the doubling cube* Bearing off into the last lap â?" Discover key 'no-miss' positions and master complex endings* Cast your gaming further afield â?" Compete in tournaments, pit your skills against a computer, and play live games onlineOpen the book and find:* The 36 possible outcomes that rolling two dice produces* Over 50 illustrations of a backgammon board highlighting key tactics and rolls of the dice* Definitions of backgammon-speak, from anchors and builders to a lover's leap* Strategies to apply to each type of middle game* Advice on playing against computers and online opponents* Useful backgammon resources to help refine your game further Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: Starting and Playing the Game 7 Chapter 1: Tackling the Basics of Backgammon 9 Chapter 2: Playing the Game 21 Chapter 3: Looking at Basic Backgammon Tactics 35 Chapter 4: Making the Opening Move 55 Part II: Handling the Middle Game 75 Chapter 5: Upping the Stakes by Doubling 77 Chapter 6: Progressing to Advanced Doubling 93 Chapter 7: Planning Tactics for the Middle Game 107 Chapter 8: Discovering Strategies 119 Part III: Bearing Off (The Last Lap) 137 Chapter 9: Bearing Off without Contact 139 Chapter 10: Bearing Off Against Contact 147 Part IV: Varying the Play 157 Chapter 11: Looking at Complex Endings 159 Chapter 12: Entering the Chouette 177 Chapter 13: Playing Tournament Backgammon 191 Chapter 14: Using Computers and Online Play 213 Part V: The Part of Tens 229 Chapter 15: The Ten Commandments of Backgammon 231 Chapter 16: Ten Useful Backgammon Resources 243 Index 247 ...
