Robertie Teaches Advanced Backgammon Players
"Advanced Backgammon" is a backgammon book written by Bill Robertie, a two-time backgammon champion. It was in 1984 when "Advanced Backgammon" was first released by Bill Robertie and it was in 1991 when this backgammon book was released for the second time. However, he decided to publish two editions of this backgammon book. Those two editions are titled "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 1: Positional Play" and "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 2: Technial Play." We would like to focus our discussion on the backgammon book "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 1: Positional Play," which contains two hundred sixty seven pages and is intended for expert players of backgammon.
Obviously, Bill Robertie intends to teach readers backgammon strategies that players should apply when performing positional play. "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 1: Positional Play" tackles positional play which should be mastered by advanced backgammon players. Aside from that, Bill Robertie also discusses other topics that advanced backgammon players need to know in order to become better players of such gambling game. Among these backgammon topics are back games, prime vis-à-vis prime games, crunch positions, action doubles, attacking play, hitting or not hitting, the five-point, and middle games.
Apparently, Bill Robertie has written "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 1: Positional Play" for advanced players of the game of backgammon. The strategies tackled by Bill Robertie in this backgammon book are not only about opening moves but also about mid-position moves. Bill Robertie has intentionally written "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 1: Positional Play" after releasing his backgammon books titled "Backgammon for Winners" and "Backgammon for Serious Players." It is important for advanced or expert backgammon players to read Bill Robertie's first two books before proceeding to reading "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 1: Positional Play" and later on reading "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 2: Technical Play."
In "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 1: Positional Play," approximately two hundred backgammon situations have been covered by Bill Robertie. There are several sections encompassing "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 1: Positional Play," which include defense, the blitz, mid-game, and opening plays. Furthermore, Bill Robertie has also taken the time to provide illustrations so that his readers will be able to understand the contents of his backgammon book more easily.
Indeed, Bill Robertie has succeeded in communicating with his audience through this backgammon book "Advanced Backgammon: Vol. 1: Positional Play." This backgammon book definitely serves as a study guide which can be used by advanced backgammon players not only "for the mean time" but for a life time.