Backgammon By Paul Magriel
edition with a new foreword by Renee Magriel Roberts. Backgammon is the most highly-regarded work on the subject, often referred to as “The Bible” of. Paul Magriel, a former youth chess champion who traded game boards to become known as the world’s best backgammon player, then turned. Backgammon is the most highly-regarded work on the subject, often referred to as “The Bible” of the game. Written between and by Paul Magriel and .
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The US had Magrifl Magriel, probably the most publicized pure backgammon player in history. I bought this book for my daughter as it is easy to understand and is perfect for her as a beginner.
Paul David Magriel, Jr. (known in gambling circles as X-22) was World Backgammon Champion in 1978. A former New York State Junior Chess Champion, Paul was a Courant Institute Fellow while still an undergraduate at N.Y.U. And went on to win a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study probability at Princeton University. Mar 10, 2018 Paul Magriel, a former youth chess champion who traded game boards to become known as the world’s best backgammon player, then turned to poker as his passion for gambling grew, died Monday at. From 1977 to 1980, The New York Times ran a weekly backgammon column by Paul Magriel, a master of the game. Backgammon became a jet-set phenomenon, but its popularity first took off in private.
I’m thrilled that it is back in print, since the last copy I bought just slightly used for a friend because this was my only choice was rather expensive. Awesome – improved my game significantly in a really short period of time. Mohsen rated it it was amazing Nov 18, It was the only truly analytic book about backgammon since Jacoby’s and Crawford’s The Backgammon Book and rendered all backgammon texts preceding it, and even some subsequent ones, obsolete as introductory texts.
Buy a cheap copy of Backgammon book by Paul Magriel. 2004 edition with a new foreword by Renee Magriel Roberts. Backgammon is the most highly-regarded work on the subject, often referred to as The Bible of the game. Free Shipping on all orders over $10. May 11, 2020 Paul Magriel is the author of the book that revolutionized the game, soberly called « Backgammon ». In this book, he explained the concepts and theories that we are all familiar with today. In the backgammon world, there has clearly been, a before, and an after Paul Magriel.
Basic Checker Play 4. For any player who means to take the game seriously and wants to play well, Backgammon is an indispensable guide. Explained in as many words as are needed to get the point across, but not any less.
Oct 13, Andrea rated it it was amazing Shelves: It illustrates what to do, and why! By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Advanced Positional Play You can learn a lot if you roll out the positions and think about what Magriel got right and wrong. Ian Hyde rated it really liked it Jan 04, Builders and Flexibility Magriel systematically elucidates backgammon strategy, from fundamental to intermediate to advanced. It is perhaps not for the novice or not serious player. Aug 28, Lorettab rated it it was amazing. No Possible Contact While I’ve read other books, during the time period in my life when I was very serious about backgammon, playing nights a week both gambling and competing in tournaments, this was in fact my Bible.
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Backgammon – Edition. Perhaps Magriel didn’t feel that he knew enough about the cube 27 years ago to put it all in print in a big book. Please try again later. Modern Opening Theory There was a problem filtering reviews right now.
The numerous pictures are very helpful. I do not know mahriel anyone serious backfammon Backgammon could rate this book any less that 5 Stars. Backgammon by Paul Magriel. Just hit ‘order now’.
Intermediate and high level players will find more than enough meat to satiate their appetite, while beginners will benefit from one of the most detailed, well written, and easy-to-understand reviews of basic goals, strategies, and odds available. Having stood the test of time for over a quarter-century, Backgammon is still the best and magrie widely recommended and quoted standard instructional manual and reference work on the game for novice and expert alike.
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The most important aspects are broken down into their component parts and then explained with a unique, easy-to-understand, step-by-step building-block approach. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Michael Czeiszperger rated it really liked it Apr 04, Paul David Magriel, Jr.
Ships from and sold by Amazon. Share your thoughts with other customers. A backganmon New York State chess champion, he appears magrjel as a lecturer and consultant and has been teaching backgammon for the past five years. This is a reference to his nickname, X, since a pair of 2’s are known in backgammon as “double ducks” and poker as ducks.
Dec 11, Nick Blasier added it. Brad rated it really liked it Sep 23, Preview — Backgammon by Paul Magriel. A must read for the serious Backgammon enthusiast. Michael rated it really liked it Mar 23, And each problem fits neatly into the text, into the particular themes running through the chapter in which it appears.
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Backgammon, by Paul Magriel
For anyone not yet playing the game; try it, you’ll like it. Each problem illustrates a point, clearly and unambiguously. Having defined the rules and the basic game types, it explains with excellent examples the principles of duplication and diversification, and the strength of the 5-point. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?
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However, it is the backgxmmon total neglect of the doubling cube that prevents Magriel’s book from standing alone at the top of the heap. Having stood the test of time for over a quarter-century, Backgammon is still the best and most widely recommended and quoted standard instructional manual and reference work on the game for novice and expert alike. Alexandre Arraes rated it did not like it Dec 28,