Jan 01, 1976 backgammon is the most highlyregarded work on the subject, often referred to as the bible of the game. On the third day, khosrows minister, wuzurgmihr, successfully rises and explains the logic of the game. Paul magriel and poker magriel had several noteworthy finishes in poker tournaments from the mid 90s in europe, playing in london, vienna and paris and participating in texas holdem, omaha and 7 card stud tournaments. For example, with just two points out of six to aim at, you have a 55% chance of getting back from the bar, while the chances of rolling a 1 are not 1 in 6, as it might appear, but nearly 1 in 3. Media in category backgammon players the following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. Other books simply repeat sometimes with other words what magriel. This is the best beginners book on the market and will teach you a lot about the game. In 2005 magriel s positions were rolled out using gnubg 0ply and documented here. Buzurjmihr explains the game of backgammon nard to the raja of hind, folio from a shahnama book of kings met 34. In the commentary box, the legend, paul magriel aka x22, alongside him, john clark, making his commentating debut. Most books published in the prebot era prior to the late 90s contain many errors, and in general should be avoided by beginners and intermediates. The most important aspects are broken down into their component parts and then explained with a unique, easytounderstand, stepbystep buildingblock approach. Backgammon magriel pdf backgammon is the most highlyregarded work on the subject, often referred to as the bible of the game. Media in category paul magriel the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
The us had paul magriel, probably the most publicized pure backgammon player in history. Paul magriel backgammon free ebook download as pdf file. Top 40 backgammon books the super best backgammon guide. Paul magriel a professional backgammon and poker player. So elaborate was wattsons explanation of the tournament format that. In 2001 some of the positions were rolled out with snowie 3 and documented here. Longtime poker players remember the quack, quack often uttered by paul magriel when he made bets in some fashion that contained the number 22. First published 1976 hardcover and reprinted 1997 unchanged. The games premier mind, legendary world backgammon champion paul magriel, shows players the advanced strategies and tactics that form the foundation of winning backgammon play.
Backgammon is a national game, though the cube is not widely known. Paul magriel s backgammon is unanimously considered the bible of backgammon. This clear and well written book was the first to really explain the game of backgammon well. I recommend backgammon boot camp instead because it contains some match theory backgammoh has a lot more about doubling theory. Backgammon by paul magriel free ebook download as pdf file. Paul magriel was a key witness for the defence, contradicting dr. An introduction to the gameplay and tactics for backgammon board game, paul lamford, 2001. Buy backgammon 2004 edition 2nd by paul magriel, renee magriel roberts isbn.
Dice rolls and probability in backgammon the chances of rolling a particular number or numbers with two dice arent always what they seem. Written between 1973 and 1976 by paul magriel and renae magriel, backgammon was the first book to lucidly explain the inner workings and advanced positional play of the game. Lawrence jones rated it it was amazing apr 16, magriel was the son of paul david magriel, sr. July 1, 1946 march 5, 2018, was a professional backgammon player, poker player, and author based in las vegas, nevada. Backgammon by paul magriel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Mohsen rated it it was amazing nov 18, the disadvantages are that some important details of advanced topics e. The appearance of paul magriel s book backgammon late in 1976 marked a turning point in the teaching of backgammon. Hardys backgammon pages recommended backgammon reading. Magriel first came to prominence on the backgammon circuit when he won the world backgammon championship in paperbackpages. Backgammon by magriel paul and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Paul magriel, renee magriel roberts, backgammon 1976 pages. The introduction of high quality neuralnet backgammon programs in the mid s led to a revolution in backgammon analysis. Backgammon by paul magriel lawrence jones rated it it was amazing apr 16, borislav rated it it was amazing oct 09, dec 11, nick blasier added it. Backgammon books pics download new books and magazines. His death was confirmed by a former wife, martine oules.
The book is layed out in a format that explains each phase of the game in logical order. Some are excellent, many are mediocre, and some are very bad. Pronounced magrill born july 1, 1946 is an american professional backgammon player, poker player, and author based. Paul magriel playing in a backgammon tournament in boston in 1981. Paul magriel backgammon traditional board games gambling. Paul magriel, a former youth chess champion who traded game boards to become known as the worlds best backgammon player, then turned to poker as his passion for gambling grew, died on monday at his home in las vegas. Difu rated it really liked it apr 12, for any player who means to take the game seriously and wants to play well, backgammon is an indispensable guide. Buy a cheap copy of backgammon book by paul magriel. One notable exception is backgammon by paul magriel, originally published in 1976. A classic that was written in the 1970s that every backgammon player should have in their library. Teachers no longer needed to spend countless hours on details of backgammon technique, but could simply assign chapters in magries book as required reading for their students. Mar 08, 2018 paul magriel, a former youth chess champion who traded game boards to become known as the worlds best backgammon player, then turned to poker as his passion for gambling grew, died on monday at. Backgammon is the most highlyregarded work on the subject, often referred to as the bible of the game. Written between 1973 and 1976 by paul magriel and renee magriel, backgammon was the first book to lucidly explain the inner workings and advanced positional play of the game.
His 1976 book, backgammon, was often referred to as the bible of backgammon. Paul magriel, a former youth chess champion who traded game boards to become known as the worlds best backgammon. Paul magriel, a former youth chess champion who traded game boards to become known as the worlds best backgammon player, then turned. More recently in 2010, xg was used and some results here. Results 1 30 of backgammon by paul magriel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. You can play cubeless matches and money games in many places and you can see, weather permitting, backgammon played in the open air in the garden beside the national theater, in cafes, in the flea market practically anywhere. Poker pro, backgammon champion paul magriel dead at 71.
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If you are brand new to the game, i definitely recommend backgammon by paul magriel. Backgammon legend paul x22 magriel, who moonlighted as a fairly accomplished poker player, died yesterday at age 71 the news first hit the poker world via a twoplustwo post this morning from. Xg files of many matches played at uk open tournaments from 2015. It is a complete work that covers all aspects of backgammon, but there is an area that falls a bit short the doubling cube. Kara scott introduces coverage of the world backgammon championships. Tdgammon, a selfteaching backgammon program, achieves aaai. Backgammon wikibooks, open books for an open world.
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