I'm new to bakcgammon and want to learn a lot about this game,
improving my game.

Unfortunately I have no local backgammon club unless I go in Paris,
France, or in Germany.

I've tried to read Paul Magriel book in french but it seems too high
for my level.

Can someone give me some pieces of advice of goods beginners books?
I do not care about the prices, I just want to improve my game and be
in the Giant List in 2040. ;-)

Also feel free to join my forums (free), http://www.bgonline.org/forums/
, and post any & all questions you may have.  There are world class
players who regularly post there, even a few you may recognize from
the Giants list, Neil Kazaross, John O'Hagan -  Even if you only read
you'll soak in a lot of free information from some of the world's best
bg players.

T'es francais?  Ton niveau d'anglais est pal mal du tt - je me demande
si tu le trouves trop difficile a lire ces bouquins en anglais?  Si tu
habites a Paris je connais qqs endroits a jouer, tournoi et $$$.
(wenn Sie deutsch sind, es tut mir leid, ich spreche nicht gut
Deutsch)

Stick

On Jun 29, 2:35 pm, Yann <yann.cec...@gmail.com> wrote:

Does soemone got more advices on books cause the Magriel's is maybe to
hard for me?

The book is technically outdated (from an advanced point of view), but
it's very good for a beginner like you.
Once you read it, then you can get back to Magriel's book, and in
third place get Trice's book.

If you find some point obscure to understand, just post the question
here.

You should definitely read Backgammon Boot Camp by Walter Trice. It
will easily take your understanding of the game to a much higher level
in very little time.

You can buy it from Carol Joy Cole, who is based in the USA, through
her online store at:
http://www.flintbg.com/boutique.html

Or if you're in Europe, you can get it from Chris Ternel's online BG
Shop at:
http://www.bgshop.com/v120390_Backgammon_Boot_Camp_by_Walter_Trice.htm

I also suggest you download GNUbg and play against it in the Tutor
mode, you can find a tutorial on how to get and use GNUbg at:
http://www.gammonlife.com/gnu/index.htm

Good luck in your Backgammon career, hope to see you on the Giants
list much sooner than 2040!

Best regards,

Michael Strato
Editor - GammonLife
www.gammonlife.com

On Jun 29, 12:33 pm, Yann <yann.cec...@gmail.com> wrote:

"Yann" wrote

Paul Magriel's book is highly highly recommended. Often a translation makes
books less readable; if your English is only halfways sufficient by all
means stick to the original. It's one of the first systematic outlines of
the principles that govern backgammon, and it is very well done. It is
stuffed with important insights -- while it is well and comprehensible
written, it's still lots of information. Suggestion: Just read slowly,
playing a lot (e.g. against gnubg) to see whether you recognize in play
what you have read. Make a mental (or paper!) note about things that are
too remote and just skip them for now. You'll remember some when you
encounter situations they refered to, or they'll suddenly make sense when
you re-read them some time later. Ask here, too! Comments by humans are
invaluable, gnubg unfortunately doesn't talk much. Backgammon questions
here are always welcome, nothing is too simple or too stupid (except,
perhaps, complaining about gnubg's luck).

Magriel's book is to be read multiple times, and it would be astonishing if
a beginner would read it cover to cover and say "ok, now I know how to
play". That's just not how it works, and there's nothing wrong with
building knowledge incrementally.

Michael Strato recommended gnubg, and I concur. Just playing the bot will
improve your skill a lot, without knowing much theory. One warning: Play it
at the highest setting your computer performance permits (world class or
higher). Playing at lower levels will give you wrong ideas about what works
and does not work against strong opponents.

Have fun with bg, it's a great game.

On Jun 30, 10:32 am, Raccoon <racgam...@yahoo.com> wrote: