It can turn a horrible player into a mediocre player.
Is that 'bad'? No. In fact, it is good.
But the analysis is superficial. The backgame chapter, for example, is
six pages long and has ten examples. That just is not going to teach you how
to handle backgames.
I don't think there is anything wrong with starting out with this book.
Once you feel comfortable with all of its concepts, buy a more advanced
book, and it will just become obvious to you why this book is inferior.
What's wrong with first learning from a book and then learning to spot the
book's limitations?
Ray Gordon, GENIUS
www.cybersheet.com
Didn't sound to me like anyone said anything was wrong with that.
~Silverfox, the one and only
"Win At Betting" <winatb...@aol.com> wrote in message
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My problem with the book is that it presents his variant (an extra roll or
something) as 'standard' backgammon. He also proposes a scoring system
which is similar to tennis (games, sets and matches).
I didn't find it particularly helpful.
Kennedy