Backgammon For Dummies
Backgammon For Dummies
Bray, Chris
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
10/2008
280
Mole
Inglês
9780470770856
15 a 20 dias
Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, the origins of which date back some 5000 years and it s still going strong. It enjoyed a huge resurgence in the 1970s, and then again in the 1990s with the popularity of the Internet, where millions of people play tournaments online every day.
Introduction. Part I: Starting and Playing the Game. Chapter 1. Tackling the Basics of Backgammon. Chapter 2. Playing the Game. Chapter 3. Looking at Basic Backgammon Tactics. Chapter 4. Making the Opening Move. Part II: Handling the Middle Game. Chapter 5. Upping the Stakes by Doubling. Chapter 6. Progressing to Advanced Doubling. Chapter 7. Planning Tactics for the Middle Game. Chapter 8. Discovering Strategies. Part III: Bearing Off (The Last Lap). Chapter 9. Bearing Off without Contact. Chapter 10. Bearing Off Against Contact. Part IV: Varying the Play. Chapter 11. Looking at Complex Endings. Chapter 12. Entering the Chouette. Chapter 13. Playing Tournament Backgammon. Chapter 14. Using Computers and Online Play. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 15. The Ten Commandments of Backgammon. Chapter 16. Ten Useful Backgammon Resources. Index.
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Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, the origins of which date back some 5000 years and it s still going strong. It enjoyed a huge resurgence in the 1970s, and then again in the 1990s with the popularity of the Internet, where millions of people play tournaments online every day.
Introduction. Part I: Starting and Playing the Game. Chapter 1. Tackling the Basics of Backgammon. Chapter 2. Playing the Game. Chapter 3. Looking at Basic Backgammon Tactics. Chapter 4. Making the Opening Move. Part II: Handling the Middle Game. Chapter 5. Upping the Stakes by Doubling. Chapter 6. Progressing to Advanced Doubling. Chapter 7. Planning Tactics for the Middle Game. Chapter 8. Discovering Strategies. Part III: Bearing Off (The Last Lap). Chapter 9. Bearing Off without Contact. Chapter 10. Bearing Off Against Contact. Part IV: Varying the Play. Chapter 11. Looking at Complex Endings. Chapter 12. Entering the Chouette. Chapter 13. Playing Tournament Backgammon. Chapter 14. Using Computers and Online Play. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 15. The Ten Commandments of Backgammon. Chapter 16. Ten Useful Backgammon Resources. Index.
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