| Backgammon |  | Author: Paul Magriel
Publisher: Quadrangle/The New York Times
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 326259
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 414
ISBN: 0812906152
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.1
EAN: 9780812906158
ASIN: 0812906152
Publication Date: January 1, 1976
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Condition: Hardcover with Dust Jacket in good condition, binding tight. Pages clean. We could find no marks or highlighting.Minor tears to dust jacket. Dust jacket shows wear.
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Product Description
2004 edition with a new foreword by Renee Magriel Roberts. Backgammon is the most highly-regarded work on the subject, often referred to as "The Bible" of the game. Written between 1973 and 1976 by Paul Magriel and Renee Magriel, Backgammon was the first book to lucidly explain the inner workings and advanced positional play of the game. The most important aspects are broken down into their component parts and then explained with a unique, easy-to-understand, step-by-step building-block approach. The book is enhanced by 600 clear and precise diagrams, a glossary and tables, including the betting odds. For any player who means to take the game seriously and wants to play well, Backgammon is an indispensable guide. This new 2004 edition of also includes a lively behind-the-scenes foreword by Renee Magriel Roberts that illuminates the man behind the name "X-22" and describes the creation of the book. Having stood the test of time for over a quarter-century, Backgammon is still the best and most widely recommended and quoted standard instructional manual and reference work on the game for novice and expert alike.
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 NICE!!!! June 12, 2008
Nice, great for someone who'd like to get a little deeper in BG strategies. I recommend it
The definitive work August 31, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had read that the book was "the Bible" of backgammon. But I think it is more than this, it is the definitive book on the game, it is the Bible, the Torah and the Koran all together. Other books simply repeat - sometimes with other words - what Magriel has said.
Besides he goes deep in his comments on various aspects of the game like "builders", flexibility and so on.
If you are interested in the game or want to improve this is THE book!
Early Edition - Superceded by 2004 Edition July 27, 2007
This is the early edition of the book, without the 10-page foreword. See the 2004 edition for an interesting introduction to Paul Magriel and the creation of this book.Backgammon - 2004 Edition
 Great Book April 18, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Really comprehensive and precise, helped me a lot in my backgammon ( http://www.play65.com/index.html?did=13870&tag1=11 ) game. if you want to know a thing or two about the game - give this backgammon book a try!
Clear and comprehensive, with lots of positions March 1, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A great starting point for someone who wants to become a good Backgammon player. While the book is long, it doesn't drag, and the material is well presented.
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