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Best BG book list

Posted By: Matt Cohn-Geier
Date: Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 5:53 p.m.

In Response To: Best BG book list (Chuck Bower)

Picks:

Beginner: Backgammon by Magriel Intermediate: Backgammon Boot Camp by Trice Advanced: Modern Backgammon by Robertie (also Advanced Backgammon by Robertie is probably a good segue before Modern Backgammon) Open: New Ideas in Backgammon by Woolsey and Heinrich Top 100: Do such books exist?

I wrote about my experience with BG books in a long thread which is now at http://www.bkgm.com/rgb/rgb.cgi?view+1416. The relevant paragraph is I read Backgammon Praxis (excellent), Modern Backgammon (excellent), Backgammon with the Giants: Neil Kazaross (good), Boards, Blots, and Double Shots by Wiggins (good), Understanding Backgammon (decent), Tournament Backgammon by Woolsey (mediocre), Can a Fish Taste Twice as Good? (too math-theoretical for my taste), the MatchQiz series by Woolsey (decent), Vision Laughs at Counting vol. 1 by Kleinman (okay, but disappointing), and New Ideas in Backgammon (excellent).

Since then, I've read Reno 86 and Lee Genud vs. Joe Dwek, which are both pretty good books, but match analyses from the pre-bot era are something else. I forgot to give mention to Jeremy's Classic Backgammon Revisited, which was also very good. Can A Fish Taste Twice as Good? has grown on me. I read Vision Laughs at Counting vol. 2 and Double Sixes from the Bar, and Chris Bray's Second Wind. I may come back to Kleinman because he seems to be the only person who discusses chouettes. And I've read Nack and Paul's book, which is pretty good.

So, I'll keep my eyes open for Top 100 level books, which I would love to have, if I knew of such things. Also, if anyone has or knows of any Ortega books (Fascinating Backgammon, Costa Rica 93/94, Jerry Grandell), I'd really like to read those.

Messages In This Thread

• Best BG book list
  Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 3:02 p.m.
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    Mislav Radica -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 4:29 p.m.
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      Mislav Radica -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 6:40 p.m.
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        Frank Berger -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 9:09 p.m.
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          Mislav Radica -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 10:25 p.m.
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            Mislav Radica -- Wednesday, 7 November 2007, at 11:11 a.m.
        • My choice for 12 books from bot era
          rew -- Wednesday, 7 November 2007, at 9:08 p.m.
    • Best BG book list
      Stanley E. Richards -- Thursday, 8 November 2007, at 12:31 a.m.
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    garyo -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 4:50 p.m.
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    Ian Shaw -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 4:50 p.m.
  • Best BG book list
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 5:53 p.m.
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    Philippe Michel -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 9:44 p.m.
  • Best BG book list
    Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 7 November 2007, at 2:19 p.m.