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Backgammon Literature

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Monday, 11 August 2014, at 5:10 p.m.

In Response To: Backgammon Literature (Ian Dunstan)

I'd say that The Backgammon Encyclopedia by Kit Woolsey is a must-have. I think I'd also put Backgammon Boot Camp by Walter Trice in the must-have category.

Beyond that, I don't think that anything is a "must-have" although there are several books that are excellent. At the intermediate level I think that Robertie's 501 Problems is good, mainly because it gives more comprehensive coverage of the different aspects of the game than most other books. Like ah_clem, I used to think that it was a pre-bot book, but actually it was written in the early Snowie days. However, modern computers disagree with many of the plays, as you can read about more here. As Igor said, it's important to read the book critically, because the explanations aren't always correct even if the recommended play is.

At the advanced level, I would recommend New Ideas in Backgammon by Heinrich and Woolsey, Backgammon Openings by Ballard and Weaver, and What's Your Game Plan by Hickey and Storer.

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