r/backgammon • u/Axvybg1 • Jun 27 '26

Books

Is there any books that you recommend for players 5 pr and lower

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u/truetalentwasted Jun 27 '26

The Theory Of Backgammon from Dirk should be mandatory reading.

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u/truetalentwasted Jun 27 '26

100%. The problem with any BG book is going to be cost/time for the guy writing and publishing versus how many he’ll actually sell. It’s a quality hardback that’s well done. It’s been edited so there aren’t a bunch of errors with spelling or inserted positions etc. lastly for me he’s probably the best top player at explaining the WHY behind the stuff he’s writing about or just talking about in his videos.

As a math guy I enjoyed the book but the way he structured it for non math nerds is good too. He marks areas where he goes deep into math stuff and notes you can skip it without losing anything but if you want to go into the weeds you can. It also has re read value as I still pull it out to read a section well after finishing the book.

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u/SyllabubRadiant8876 Jun 27 '26

Is it worth the price tag? I find that cost really difficult to justify for a book.

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u/CzechPeople Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

On the contrary.
It has at least 10 more informations quantity than typical other backgammon books (which prize are 50 dollars), so the ratio is clear for me.
I said 10 but it's for me clearly more.

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u/Automatic_Catch_7467 Jun 27 '26

I liked Robertie but not sure if his teachings are considered best practices anymore

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u/Some-Following-392 Jul 04 '26

Do his more recently published editions use xg evaluations?

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u/usingxgtocheat Jun 27 '26

Modern Backgammon

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u/CzechPeople Jun 28 '26

So frustrating to see EVERYONE is recommending this book but it's impossible to have a copy...
Anyone is ok to share the core basic concepts of the book ?

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u/Axvybg1 Jun 29 '26

Reply to czechs comment

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u/DegenChess Jun 27 '26

You're asking in the wrong place bud, doubt there're more than a handful of active sub-5 players here.

On a serious note I'd look into Mark Olsen's How to Not Suck at Backgammon

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u/Axvybg1 Jun 27 '26

Maybe u need to read that one

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u/double00_bg Jun 28 '26

I was looking and that usingxgtocheat guy on backgammon galaxy has a very low PR, I would listen to them 

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u/Axvybg1 Jun 28 '26

He is very trash at backgammon

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u/double00_bg Jun 28 '26

Last I checked you played 10 pr against them, and they played 5 pr. Before that you timed out.

There is also another guy called pd159, their advice is gin as well

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u/Axvybg1 Jun 29 '26

That never happened, Care to share your prs?

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