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Players have long understood that mastery of the cube is the key difference between top pros and struggling amateurs. But there is one historical backgammon topic that remains for the most part, a mystery. The doubling cube is placed in the middle of the bar and is not controlled by either player. Later the correct opening moves are discussed, the doubling cube is. Later the correct opening moves are discussed, the doubling cube is introduced, youll study the different phases of the game and will get to know how a chouette works. The book offers clear and well laid out information and runs the reader through a set of positions, explaining how top players would handle them. Much has been written about the game over the years. Doubling the cube, also known as the delian problem, is an ancient geometric problem. After the rules of backgammon have been explained youll be playing your first game of backgammon already. This book is excellent reading if you can find a copy. Bruce becker, in his later 1974 book, backgammon for blood, carries on the tradition. In the backgammon book written in 1970, authors oswald jacoby and. It is safe to say that doubling, whilst it solved the backgammon problems of the day and introduced a whole new level of skill, was initially very poorly understood. Fresh out of print, chris brays backgammon to win is a perfect reading for every beginner.

Its history can be traced back nearly 5,000 years to archeological discoveries in mesopotamia. It is a two player game where each player has fifteen pieces checkers or men that move between twentyfour triangles points according to the roll of two dice. History of backgammon chapter of the backgammon book printed in 1970. The doubling cube only entered into backgammon play in the 1920s. When a player feels he has the advantage in a game, that player can choose to offer a double before rolling the diceeffectively doubling the value of the game. Backgammon book 196 p winning with the doubling cube. In 1925 or 1926 the doubling cube and chouettes entered the game and all. The 30s understanding of doubling backgammon galore. If you read any of the books from that era you will find some very dubious advice indeed. Backgammon does appear in books before the start of the twentieth century, but rarely. Great book for building more advanced knowledge and strategies.

The guy who invented the doubling cube backgammon forum. The doubling cube in backgammon, volume 1, by jeff ward. The objective of the game is to be first to bear off, i. In this book, peter bell explains the secrets behind the doubling strategy of the. Not the book that is here winning with the doubling cube by peter bell is however going to make you into a losing player. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Recommended backgammon reading hardys backgammon pages. Knorr, wilbur richard 1986, the ancient tradition of geometric problems, dover books on mathematics, courier dover publications, p. Grand duke dmitri is mentioned as the inventor of the doubling cube. Winning with the doubling cube, an 4108 this is the first book from the gammon press devoted entirely to the proper use of the doubling cube. Intended originally as the first in a multivolume set, it sets out clearly the basics of doubling and redoubling. This is the final book in the wind series and covers articles from 2017 and 2018. When the games popularity enjoyed an enormous resurgence again in the 1960s to late 1980s, modernday researchers of the games history including authors of books were never able to find a record, specifically the name of the player, who introduced the doubling cube to the game. A person could dedicate his entire life studying the history of backgammon.

Each backgammon game starts with a value of one point. Doubling the cube mactutor history of mathematics university of. These problems were those of squaring the circle, doubling the cube and. The problem owes its name to a story concerning the citizens of delos, who.