Backgammon Intermediate Players

You know how to play backgammon and now you are ready to raise your game up a level. These books are for players who want to study the game more seriously.

Backgammon
Paul Magriel
A thorough introduction to backgammon strategy and tactics, this book is often referred to as "The Bible" of backgammon. Magriel presents the fundamental concepts of backgammon in lucid text supported by examples constructed to illustrate specific themes. You can expect to pay as much as $50 for this widely sought-after book.

Backgammon Boot Camp
Walter Trice
An excellent complement to Magriel's Backgammon. Like Magriel, Trice's book covers a broad range of topics, giving the reader a solid explanation of the game's fundamental concepts. The book is quite strong in some areas where Magriel is weak, such as the doubling cube. It is a "must have" for any serious student of the game.

501 Essential Backgammon Problems
Bill Robertie
Robertie's best book for intermediate players. Each of the 31 chapters has an introduction giving general guidelines about a specific area of the game, then follows up with problems illustrating the concepts.

Starting Out In Backgammon
Paul Lamford
The prose is easy to read and the contents logically structured. Each chapter is peppered with handy Tips, Warnings, and Notes which summarize the important points in memorable bites.

Backgammon for Profit
Joe Dwek
Dwek teaches many of the same concepts as Magriel except that he uses a problem format. One hundred and twenty-one problems are presented, each slightly different than the one before so you can see how subtle changes to a position affect the correct play.