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Don Stern 1973 224pp
Drake ISBN:0877495106
Is it worth reading?
Depends what other books you have read, and your
motives for reading it. Its a typical basic beginner's book from the early 70's.
Rules, objectives, opening moves, return openers, basic middle game; end game
strategies, bearoffs, elementary cube theory, lots of probability tables, pip
count methods, a 'revolutionary gammon count', learning quizzes, a sample
annotated game, and some psychology of the game. The board notation is annoying
eg W3 and B4 etc.
If you've read anything by Magriel, Robertie, Cooke, Woolsey, Kleinman etc, you won't learn anything new,
period.
If your interested in stories from the 70's hey day, its very
disappointing in comparison to the Playboy book.
Is
it worth owning?
Probably only if your a collector and you can find a first
edition hardback copy. Its got a nice picture on the front and it won't fall
apart as soon as you open it :-).
MARK DRIVER 5/16/01
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