Clermont Book of Backgammon

Book by Dor-El, David

Clermont Book of Backgammon

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Aces and Knaves

Karl Patterson, sometime baseball card dealer without visible means of support, doesn't get along all that well with his father, even though he lives in the guest house of his dad's estate on the Palos Verdes Peninsula near Los Angeles rent free. So he is surprised when Richard Patterson, who is founder and CEO of a successful software company called Dionysus, asks for his help to determine whether the number 2 man of Dionysus, Ned Mackay, has a gambling problem. Perhaps it's because Karl may or may not be a compulsive gambler, himself, depending on whom you ask.

Richard assigns his executive assistant, the exotic and ambitious Arrow, to work with Karl. She appears to have some blood from every ethnic group you can name, and the best of each. She helps Karl connect with Ned, and Karl wangles an invitation to fly with him to San Francisco, which brings up the question of what Ned's relationship is to James Buchanan, a puzzling person who likes puzzles, runs what appears to be an illegal gambling casino, and is CEO of a San Francisco conglomerate that owns a piece of just about everything worth owning.

Before Karl can make any progress, Ned is found dead in San Francisco with cocaine in his car. Karl is questioned by the San Francisco police, and now finds himself trying to determine what happened to Ned, and what effect this will have on his father and Dionysus. Questions about James remain, because he seems to want to gain control of Dionysus, and may help Karl buy an expensive baseball card.

Events keep Karl involved long after his father wants him out. Before he's through, he'll be a frequent flyer between L.A. and San Francisco, with sidetrips to Scotland and England. He will have to learn how to work with Arrow, get along with Jacie, Richard's young wife, try to improve his relationship with his father, and--if he wants to survive--watch his back.








Aces and Knaves

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Games: From Backgammon To Blackjack Learn To Play The World's Favourite Games

Games: From Backgammon To Blackjack Learn To Play The World's Favourite Games

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Backgammon (Know the Game)

This is one of a series of introductory sports books that have been revised and updated to incorporate rule changes and developments in equipment and technique in a particular sport. This title on backgammon is aimed at the beginner and the spectator.

Backgammon (Know the Game)

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The Little Book of Backgammon Tips

Want to win at backgammon? Easy—just play with the odds. This guide shows how a simple understanding of the dice-throw can improve your every move. There's advice on opening throws, how (and when) to block and run, hitting and being hit, bearing off, back games, using the doubling cube, and lots more. You're odds-on to double and redouble your success with this Little Book on board.

The Little Book of Backgammon Tips

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Fun Games Pure - Game boards: Chess, Checkers, Nine Men's Morris, Backgammon, Ludo, Halma and Tic Tac Toe as classic board games

What can you play on a "simple" e-book reader? Games on the Kindle? There are already some in this shop. But I interpreted the idea with the "on the Kindle" very literally.

In this eBook you will find the fields of popular board games (Chess, Nine Men's Morris, Checkers, Backgammon, Ludo, etc.). This gives you the possibility to convert your e-ink reader, the Kindle, at home or while traveling into a game board. Very simple. Always available. The games are pure fun, classics and sociable. These are no computer games. You need to have a few small playing pieces or chessmen. Or you and your fellow players improvise. Suitable are buttons, beans, pieces of wood, paper, etc. Just anything that does not leave any dirt or scratches on the screen.

This is a special edition with customized graphics for Kindle devices (Kindle is a trademark of Amazon.com Inc.). But these game boards work on tablet computers, such as the iPad, as well. Users of the Kindle reading apps on Apple, Samsung, LG, etc. can have pure fun, too.

Invite your family and friends to the classic board game. It is a surprising and beautiful example of how versatile the Kindle can be. It just depends on what you do with it.

The game boards:
1. Chess and Checkers
2. Nine Men's Morris
3. Backgammon
4. Halma & Chinese Checkers
5. Ludo (2 versions)
6. Tic Tac Toe

As a bonus you can find a couple of mazes in the eBook. They are pure fun games, too. And I tell you how to disable the screen saver on the Kindle device in order to avoid interruptions while playing the board games.

Attention please: This is not a collection of computer games. These are the classic game boards for two or more players. Some people think it is silly to play like this on the Kindle. Others think it's cool. What's your opinion? Buy it and you can experience your Kindle as great devices for pure gaming fun.


Fun Games Pure - Game boards: Chess, Checkers, Nine Men's Morris, Backgammon, Ludo, Halma and Tic Tac Toe as classic board games

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Chess, Checkers, Dominoes and Backgammon

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Chess, Checkers, Dominoes and Backgammon

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