Backgammon-Bibliographie |
Autoren (Name, Vorname) | Cooke, Barclay | |||
Bradshaw, Jon | ||||
Titel | Backgammon - The Cruelest Game | |||
Untertitel | The Art of Winning | |||
Cover | ||||
Softcover Hardcover | ||||
Jahr | 1974 | |||
Seiten | 210 | |||
Verlag | Random House Inc., New York | |||
Bindung | Hardcover (mit Schutzumschlag) / Softcover | |||
ISBN | 0-394-48812-1 (Hardcover) / 0-394-73243-X (Softcover) | |||
Sprache | Englisch | |||
Anmerkungen | Gleichzeitig sowohl als Hard- als auch als Softcover erschienen. | |||
Vom selben Autor |
Paradoxes and Probabilities, 1978 Championship Backgammon, 1980 |
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Rezensionen |
"It's worth noting, for the interest of the original poster, that probably 90% of
the material in Cooke's first & most widely read book (Cruelest Game) still hold
just fine. [..] Cruelest Game remains an excellent introduction to
thinking seriously about backgammon. [..]
Also -- the book is a pleasure to read. It looks good, is written with style and real personality -- something I find lacking in post-70's backgammon books, especially introductory ones. The classic books of the 70's really help a newcomer to recognize and enjoy the drama and beauty of the game, rather than treating backgammon as some sort of math problem. Cruelest Game, Deyong's 'Playboy's Book', Jacoby/Crawford, -- I don't think they have modern equivalents in print." – Albert Steg, rec.games.backgammon, August 1998 "When I learned BG in 1975, Cooke/Bradshaw was not only considered the best beginning book, but simply the BEST BOOK on the game. (Of course there weren't any advanced books back then...). [..] He was very heavy on defensive tactics, was almost obcessed with building the 20-point, but had a serious distaste for splitting the back checkers (on the 24-point). His cube recommendations ("when in doubt, don't double; when in doubt, take") also tended to be on the conservative side by today's standards. He much preferred to double his opponent out rather than to see a take (and risk the potential frustration if the game turned around): Having said all that, Cooke was definitely (IMO) a proponent of using one's head while playing backgammon. That advice will never go out of style! [..] You could do a lot worse than reading Barclay Cooke." – Chuck Bower, rec.games.backgammon, August 1998 |
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