Millard Hopper, 1941/1972, 111pp
Dover Publications, ISBN:0486228940
Thirty pages of basic backgammon rules and is a little redundant in parts.
Types of games is the next section and apparently the blitz or attacking game hadn't
been invented yet so it is a bit incomplete. The opening rolls are a little off and
he promotes a very boring safe style of play.
The position examples are mostly correct and illustrative of basic concepts.
Instruction on the use of the cube is pretty much non-existant and apparently "experience" is the best way to learn.
There are rules to Acey Duecy however as well as some basic ettiquette tips.
Overall the title "Win at Backgammon" should have "against people who have never played before... sometimes"
added to it and could only be of use to someone who hasnt played and is on a tight budget.
Level: Beginner
Ease of read: 2
Quality of material: 2
Overall: 2
Price: $3.95
Martin Short, 10/25/01
25 bucks for 48 pages? that's over 50 cents a page. The author is making a killing off anyone gullible enough to buy it.
A reader from Holtsville, NY USA, July 3, 2000
Please note.. this book (?pamphlet) is all of 48 pages long. It has zero helpful to say about strategy and tactics.
It doesnt even list the optimal rollout moves EXCEPT FOR DOUBLES. It has a total of 2 very old backgammon problems.
What little interest there is has to do with variations on the game as played in other countries.
Andrew Loewy from Cincinnati, Ohio, January 10, 2000
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