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The Doubling Cube: Win At Backgammon, Learn the Secrets of Skillful Play with the Doubling Cube, Vol. 1
Win at backgammon. Learn the secrets of skillful play with the doubling cube. The doubling cube explained in easy-to-understand terms. Dozens of positions analyzed with correct cube plays and winning probabilities (including gammons and backgammons) given for each side. Well-illustrated diagrams, tables, charts, and graphs.
ABOUT THE Dr. Jeff Ward is a nationally known backgammon expert whose syndicated weekly backgammon column appears in over two dozen newspapers from coast to coast. Originally from the Kansas City suburb of Prairie Village, Kansas, Ward attended the University of Kansas and the University of Iowa, earning a Ph.D. from the latter school in 1973. Now a Californian, he has lived in San Diego for a number of years. Ward is a frequent contributor to backgammon's major Backgammon Magazine, Backgammon Times, and Backgammon Guide. He is a member of Backgammon Magazine's elite "Committee of Experts," and was one of the original seven players chosen for this honor. The other charter members were Billy Eisenberg, chairman, Bob Ciaffone, Barclay Cooke, Danny Kleinman, Paul Magriel, and Bill Robertie. Ward's tournament successes include finalist, 1979 World Amateur Doubles Championship. His other backgammon writings include the book Winning Is More Fun, scheduled to be published by Cornerstone Libraries in the Spring of 1983.
ABOUT THE Dr. Jeff Ward is a nationally known backgammon expert whose syndicated weekly backgammon column appears in over two dozen newspapers from coast to coast. Originally from the Kansas City suburb of Prairie Village, Kansas, Ward attended the University of Kansas and the University of Iowa, earning a Ph.D. from the latter school in 1973. Now a Californian, he has lived in San Diego for a number of years. Ward is a frequent contributor to backgammon's major Backgammon Magazine, Backgammon Times, and Backgammon Guide. He is a member of Backgammon Magazine's elite "Committee of Experts," and was one of the original seven players chosen for this honor. The other charter members were Billy Eisenberg, chairman, Bob Ciaffone, Barclay Cooke, Danny Kleinman, Paul Magriel, and Bill Robertie. Ward's tournament successes include finalist, 1979 World Amateur Doubles Championship. His other backgammon writings include the book Winning Is More Fun, scheduled to be published by Cornerstone Libraries in the Spring of 1983.
186 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1982
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