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Backgammon of TodayEntry/Object ID
BG-2026.0031Description
John Longacre’s Backgammon of Today is most notable for including an early attempt to codify the Rules of Backgammon by general agreement of “the clubs where the game has been longest played, and where the modern variations have been developed.”
In a passage that does him least credit, Longacre dismisses the notion current among “some players” that the taker of a double enjoys 3-1 odds on the proposition (p.93). This shows that a version of the “25% Rule” was in circulation at the time, but had not yet become settled backgammon wisdom.Other Names and Numbers
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1930_10_01Book Details
Edition
FirstDate Published
Oct 1, 1930Time Period
Modern Backgammon
