This is the most detailed guide ever written on winning backgammon strategies. Robertie shows how top players think and plan their strategy from the opening roll, and how they react to decisive opportunities. 21 chapters cover every part of the game, from the opening roll to the art of endgame settlements. Readers learn when to attack blots and master the blitz, about anchors, primes, crunched positions, mastering a race, calculating bearoffs, the back game, checker play problems, doubling decisions, more. A must read for serious players.