Backgammon, by Prince Alexis Obolensky, Ted James

Backgammon Books

Backgammon
The Action Game

AUTHORS: Prince Alexis Obolensky
Ted James

YEAR: 1969

PUBLISHER: Collier Books, A Division of Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.

CITY: New York

ISBN: 0-491-00098-7

BINDING: Softcover

PAGES: 171

SIZE: 23 cm high, 15 cm wide

OTHER
EDITIONS: Hardcover

CONTENTS:

Introduction
1. The Romance and History of Backgammon
2. The Basics
3. The First Move
4. A Beginner's Sample Game of Backgammon
5. The Running Game
6. The Blocking Game
7. The Back Game
8. The Rules of Backgammon
9. Doubling
10. Tournament Backgammon
11. Chouette
12. Psychology and Thinking
13. Playing for Money
14. Variations of the Game of Backgammon
Glossary

COVER: Learn the favorite game of the international pace-setters.
Backgammon has been a popular favorite for centuries, both in the posh casinos and salons of the international set and in the homes of those addicted to the unique excitement of a lightning-fast game that demands equal resources of skill and luck. However formidable it may seem, backgammon is as simple to learn how to play as poker. This illustrated guide can teach you everything you need to know to play it for fun or for money.
It contains:

Complete basics of the game
Official rules of the Internation Backgammon Association
Illustrated sample game
Illustrated analyses of defensive and offensive strategies—the Running Game, the Blocking Game, and the Back Game
How to use the Doubling Block
How to calculate the odds
How to use psychology in your game
How to play for money
How to play variations of backgammon, including Chouette, Moultezim, Plakotot, Gioul, and Eureika
Rules and regulations of tournament backgammon
History of backgammon

ABOUT THE
AUTHORS: Prince Alexis Obolensky learned backgammon as a child in Istanbul after his family went there to escape the Russian Revolution. Co-founder of the International Backgammon Association, which holds tournaments in Florida, Nevada, the Caribbean, and other resort areas, he is credited with having invented the first systematic method of teaching the game.
Ted James has written some other books, including The Waldorf-Astoria Cookbook, and is critic-at-large for Status magazine.