History of backgammon chapter of the backgammon book printed in 1970. Later the correct opening moves are discussed, the doubling cube is introduced, youll study the different phases of the game and will get to know how a chouette works. Its history can be traced back nearly 5,000 years to archeological discoveries in mesopotamia. Grand duke dmitri is mentioned as the inventor of the doubling cube. Not the book that is here winning with the doubling cube by peter bell is however going to make you into a losing player. But there is one historical backgammon topic that remains for the most part, a mystery. These problems were those of squaring the circle, doubling the cube and. Bruce becker, in his later 1974 book, backgammon for blood, carries on the tradition. Recommended backgammon reading hardys backgammon pages. Later the correct opening moves are discussed, the doubling cube is.
After the rules of backgammon have been explained youll be playing your first game of backgammon already. In the backgammon book written in 1970, authors oswald jacoby and. Players have long understood that mastery of the cube is the key difference between top pros and struggling amateurs. In 1925 or 1926 the doubling cube and chouettes entered the game and all. The book offers clear and well laid out information and runs the reader through a set of positions, explaining how top players would handle them. The doubling cube in backgammon, volume 1, by jeff ward. Hardys backgammon pages recommended backgammon reading. Great book for building more advanced knowledge and strategies. Doubling the cube mactutor history of mathematics university of. A person could dedicate his entire life studying the history of backgammon. If you read any of the books from that era you will find some very dubious advice indeed.
Backgammon book 196 p winning with the doubling cube. When a player feels he has the advantage in a game, that player can choose to offer a double before rolling the diceeffectively doubling the value of the game. Fresh out of print, chris brays backgammon to win is a perfect reading for every beginner. Winning with the doubling cube, an 4108 this is the first book from the gammon press devoted entirely to the proper use of the doubling cube. Each backgammon game starts with a value of one point. It is safe to say that doubling, whilst it solved the backgammon problems of the day and introduced a whole new level of skill, was initially very poorly understood. Backgammon does appear in books before the start of the twentieth century, but rarely. Intended originally as the first in a multivolume set, it sets out clearly the basics of doubling and redoubling. This book is excellent reading if you can find a copy. In this book, peter bell explains the secrets behind the doubling strategy of the. Much has been written about the game over the years. The doubling cube is placed in the middle of the bar and is not controlled by either player. This is the final book in the wind series and covers articles from 2017 and 2018. It is a two player game where each player has fifteen pieces checkers or men that move between twentyfour triangles points according to the roll of two dice.