Backgammon for Winners by Bill Robertie

Backgammon for Winners by two times World Backgammon Champion and famed backgammon author Bill Robertie is a quick introduction to the basics of backgammon with emphasize on aggressive play. First published in 1993, the 192-pages backgammon book includes, among other things, three sample games with illuminated comments by the author.

Bill Robertie's Backgammon for Winners is a recommended reading for backgammon beginners even those who have never set up a backgammon board in their lives. After getting to know the basics of backgammon, the book reader can learn about the four key opening goals and study the best possible opening moves.

If backgammon fundamentals are not foreign to you, you can skip the beginning and start right from the 5th episode. Each of episodes 5-7 discusses a different sample game with a different game plan - duplication, blitz and the backgame (the latter can be found only from the second edition of the book and further). Each sample game includes explanations on choosing the correct game plan, making the best possible move considering the odds and so on. 

To summarize, Backgammon for Winners relatively small scale and its down to business language makes it a preferred backgammon books by many novice players. Backgammon for Winners greatness is by not only teaching you how to play backgammon but by focusing on how to play backgammon to win. Backgammon for Winners by Bill Robertie can be purchased via Amazon in wide range of prices starting from less than one dollar to a used paperback.