Backgammon Book Suggestions

Book Suggestions

Ideal book on backgammon

From:   Laury Chizlett
Address:   laury@trpdata.demon.co.uk
Date:   12 April 2000
Subject:   Re: What Backgammon Books Would You Like to See?
Forum:   rec.games.backgammon
Google:   6lRivZA3gM94Ew18@trpdata.demon.co.uk

> Are there any books you would like to have written about the game? It would have the structure of Magriel, but with vastly expanded sections on doubling, tournament play, backgames and other advanced techniques. A large section on bots and interpreting rollouts. It would be free of typos and misplaced diagrams, unlike Robertie. After reading the book and understanding its contents properly, the reader will have reached a level of understanding of the game such that he or she will be able to do 3-ply rollouts in their head. It would be a book worthy of the game. None of this "Backgammon for Plasma" stuff. It would be half-bound in morocco and vellum, with the simple, noble title "The Game of Backgammon" in gold leaf. It would be printed on good paper with 4-colour diagrams (thousands of these, each with a rollout summary). Throughout the book, to lighten the consistantly high tone of the main text, there would be anecdotes, reminiscences from top players, quotes from world literature concerning backgammon, specially commissioned works of art. And the appendixes! Probability; Annotated Matches by the Greats; a Glossary; Chouette Rules (to settle arguments - this book would be *authoritative*); Rules of Backgammon Variants; Notes on psychological considerations. Periodically it would be (accurately) reported that someone has been killed in order to get the book. Any publishers out there? -- Laury Chizlett TRP 35 Colvestone Crescent London E8 2LG Tel: 0171 923 0244 Fax: 0171 923 1471 laury@trpdata.demon.co.uk

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