Backgammon

Backgammon board

Backgammon

Contents

• Introduction
• History
• General Rules and Gameplay
  • Setup, Movement, and Doubling
  • Sample Game
• Opening Moves
• Strategy
• The Social Chouette Play
• Authors
• Glossary

Literature

• Backgammon (also called "The Backgammon Bible") by Paul Magriel and Renee Magriel (Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2004) is the acknowledged best book on the game, particularly for beginning and intermediate players.
• Starting out in backgammon: An introduction to the gameplay and tactics for backgammon board game, Paul Lamford, 2001
• Beginning backgammon: Strategy and tactics for winning play, J. Du C. Vere Monlyneux, 1984