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Backgammon!
How to Play and Win at Backgammon, the Great Board Game Classic
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AUTHOR:
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Prince Djoli (Joli) Kansil
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YEAR:
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1974
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PUBLISHER:
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Victoria Publishers, Ltd.
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CITY:
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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BINDING:
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Softcover
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PAGES:
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80
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NOTE:
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Thank you to Mike Mannon for the information about this book.
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CONTENTS:
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INTRODUCTION by John Crawford
MILESTONES IN BACKGAMMON
1 HOW TO PLAY BACKGAMMON Equipment. The Opening Setup. Throwing the Dice. Starting the Game. Subsequent Moving. Points. Blots. Entering. Bearing Off. Winning.
2 BASIC STRATEGY IN BACKGAMMON Making Your Key Points. Builders. Dice Combinations. Making Other Points. Hitting Blots. Leaving a Blot. Bringing Men In. Bearing Off.
3 THE RUNNING GAME AND THE BACK GAME The Running Game. The Back Game.
4 THE BEST CHOICES FOR OPENING MOVES Opening Moves. Opening Moves for Doubles.
5 THE DOUBLING CUBE How the Doubling Cube Works. Automatic Doubles. Termination of Play. Playing for Points. Tournament Play. Doubling
Strategy.
6 BACKGAMMON VARIATIONS Acey-Deucy. Plakoto. Snake.
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COVER:
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Introduction by John R. Crawford, winner of many international Backgammon championships
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BY THE SAME
AUTHOR:
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The Backgammon Quiz Book
112 Challenging Quizzes
Prince Djoli (Joli) Kansil
1978: Playboy Press Paperbacks, Chicago, Illinois
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