Playboy's Book of backgammon

Playboy's Book of Backgammon is a complete, basic guide by one of the world's greatest backgammon players. Profusely illustrated, it provides a step-by-step account of how to play, from setting up the board and the crucial opening moves. to the finer points of the middle and end game, and everything in between. After explaining the fundamentals, Deyong reveals his own sophisticated winning strategy and tactics, the kind of techniques that made him Champion of the City of Paris and the winner of the Philip Morris International Tournament in Munich. He also takes you into the world of high-stakes backgammon players, where earls and sheiks bet thousands of dollars on a roll of the dice in exclusive clubs from the Riviera to Palm Springs. Deyong writes with clarity, wit, and style. His book is as delightful to read as it is informative. "For those who want to leam a whole lot about winning at backgammon without being lectured like backward fifth graders, this is the book..." -Backgammon International News.