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Backgammon for Blood ! |
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Britische Ausgabe (Hardcover)US-Ausgabe (Hardcover) |
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Taschenbuch-Ausgabe (Softcover) |
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1974 (Hardcover) / 1975 (Softcover) |
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Britische Ausgabe (Hardcover): 124
US-Ausgabe (Hardcover): 176
Taschenbuch-Ausgabe (Softcover): 176
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Britische Ausgabe (Hardcover): William Luscombe Publisher Ltd., London
US-Ausgabe (Hardcover): A Sunrise Book, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York
Taschenbuch-Ausgabe (Softcover): Avon Books, New York
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Hard- & Softcover |
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Britische Ausgabe (Hardcover): 086002072X
US-Ausgabe (Hardcover): 0876901232
Taschenbuch-Ausgabe (Softcover): 0380003848 u.a.
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1. Die Hardcover-Version erschien - mit unterschiedlichem Layout - zeitgleich
in Großbritannien und den USA.
2. Obwohl die britische Ausgabe gut 50 Seiten schlanker ist als die anderen Ausgaben, stimmt der Inhalt
überein. Die Reihenfolge der Kapitel weicht in einem Punkt ab: In der US-Ausgabe finden sich die Regeln als
Anhang am Ende des Buchs, in der britischen Ausgabe sind diese ein eigenständiges Kapitel in der Mitte des Buchs.
3. Vermutlich gibt es weitere Taschenbuch-Ausgaben mit unterschiedlichem Cover und abweichenden ISBN-Nummern.
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"Backgammon for Blood was a very popular book
and good enough to turn many beginners into winners. Becker's writing style is entertaining,
and his comments on luck, probability, doubling and attitude are worth absorbing. His
recommendations on opening moves are not, and his recommended strategies are no longer
good enough to beat competent intermediate level players. [..]
Get the picture? Slot, slot, slot. Becker hates a running game and has nothing to say
about an advanced anchor holding game.
His recommended strategy therefore has two parts: First, he goes all out for a prime extending from
the 5 point to the 10 point. [..] Enter the second part of
Becker's strategy: he doesn't really care if the slotted checkers get
hit because he's eager to outplay his opponents in a back game.
Back games can be very strong, and Becker makes a good point: if you never learn how to play a
back game, you will win less often, and if your opponents don't know how to play them, you
will win a lot of extra gammons, or a lot of free points with a scary cube. However, against
competent opponents back games are money losers and should be a last resort, not something to
aim for." – Daniel Murphy, rec.games.backgammon, July 1997
"Despite the unsuitablity of the content as a modern learning tool, the book may still be regarded
as a classic, if only for the novelty and entertainment value. Beckers passionate prose and wacky
advice makes for an excellent light-hearted read and is guaranteed to not to put the bedtime reader
to sleep, if only from fits of laughter." – Mark Driver, December 2001
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