The Backgammon Handbook

With the Christmas holidays swiftly approaching, the backgammon enthusiast on your list likely has some ideas about new and exciting ways to push checkers around the board. With so many new items out on the market for gammon players, from fancy boards to personalize dice cups to electronic handheld games, there is plenty to chose from for the gammon fan. What do you get for someone just getting into the game, however? The Backgammon Handbook is a great place to start, a $30 hardcover book by Enno Heyken, Martin B. Fischer, which covers from basic to advanced concepts of the game.