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5.0 out of 5 stars gammonline, July 7 2004

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guitornado "guitartornado" (Houston, Tx USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 501 Essential Backgammon Problems (Paperback)

This book contains invaluable information for the improving backgammon player. It suffers from it's unfortunate layout (as do all Robertie books) --- poorly located diagrams or solutions in relation to the diagrams. Still the contents are a must read (and reread) for any advancing player.

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5.0 out of 5 stars super helpful, Jun 26 2003

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David Siegel (New York, ny United States) - See all my reviews
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i keep going back to this book to relearn what it has taught me! backgammon is easy when the dice go your way. this book puts you in tough positions and tight spots and helps you get out of them. makes me a much more robust player.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Hard work, May 20 2003

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Shaun Harris (GamesGrid) - See all my reviews

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If, like me, you purchase a book because you want a convenient portable format, then you'd better think twice before you stub up for this one.

I've just read the first section and it gave me a headache. The rub is that the problems are grouped together followed by the solutions. This means you spend your whole time skipping back and forth from problem to solution. Now Robertie suggests that you work through the whole group and write your own solutions on a piece of paper, then move to the solutions section and compare them with his. Well I don't see how this avoids the 'flip flopping,' because unless you can memorize all the positions--and there's 59 of them in the first section--you'll want to go back to have another look at the position so you're 'flip flopping' again.

This isn't just user-unfriendly, it's brutal! It makes the product importable, which is the whole point of a book, no?

I like to read on my commute to the office and have struggling through, keeping two fingers marking the pages I'm on. I think a three-handed Martian would find it hard!

And the biggest shame of all is that the content is excellent, so I'm reluctant to toss the thing because I know I'd be missing out. So, I'll struggle on...flip flop flip flop x 1002.

A great book spoilt by a clumbsy layout... too bad!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy!
Dont hesitate to buy this book. I dont think there is another backgammon book that gives so much content for 25 dollars. Read more

Published on Jan 21 2003 by Matthias Nilsson

5.0 out of 5 stars This book improved my game significantly.
While studying this book I noticed that my game improved dramatically. I gained a much better understanding of duplicating, slotting, and use of the cube. Read more