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Attractive book, longer than necessary........2000-12-03
The artwork is great, and many of the ideas are useful. What I didn't like was the tables based on hands the author held, not really reader-friendly, and not exactly scientific. Some strategy isn't explained fully. For instance it's explained how to "trap a Jack," but it isn't explained why one should expect his opponent to save a Jack as his last card in the first place. Most players play off their high cards early, and hang onto low ones. Thus it would be more useful to discuss trapping a low card than a Jack. Trapping 5's is discussed, and makes much more sense, as players do hold onto 5's frequently. These are minor points however. There aren't a lot of cribbage books out there, and this one is entertaining, if more expensive than most.
Make this the first cribbage book you read.......2000-07-23
If you're an average player looking to become an expert, then Ieagerly recommend you get a hold of DeLynn Colvert's Play WinningCribbage. It covers basic discarding and pegging technique, as well as more complicated endgame and psychological concepts. It's attractively illustrated, and includes discard tables and other statistics, as well as some "color" material on cribbage history and tournament play. There is also extensive treatment of board strategy, although you might find the discussion in John Chambers' "Cribbage: A New Concept" easier to grasp.
If you're only going to read one book on cribbage, make it this one. The author has been National Champion four times, is the highest rated tournament player in the history of the American Cribbage Congress, and is widely regarded as the world's best over-the-board player. With a track record like that, his advice warrants close attention.
Despite the endorsement, I must knock off a star due to a number of typographical and grammatical errors. It's not a perfect book, but it's the closest thing we have to it in cribbage...
This book has greatly improved my cribbage skills; fun book!.......1998-10-13
This book is very informative and easy to read. The illustrations greatly aid the comprehension of Colvert's unique winning "26 Theory." I strongly recommend this book if you are a serious tournament cribbage player (American Cribbage Congress). Colvert has proved this method of play by winning the National Championship 4 times and is currently America's #1 ranked player (lifetime). I began playing in ACC sanctioned tournaments and this has opened up a highly enjoyable hobby and I have met many new friends over the cribbage board. Cribbage is a great sociable game and this book has improved my skills and winning average.
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This book gives all the information needed by newcomers to the game of cribbage, and then provides expert advice on winning tactics, based on a lifetime’s experience of playing the game. Numerous examples are included, each with its own commentary and checked by computer programs.
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Cribbage Book by Buttler.......2007-05-09
This was the perfect book for me. All I knew about the game prior to reading Buttler's book had come from reading rules published by cribbage board makers and the American Cribbage Congress, which are sometimes leave a few items unclear. Buttler makes all aspects of the rules and strategy clear, at least to me. Highly recommended by me, a beginner, but I suspect that experts would find the book well worthwhile.
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Your opponent always gets better cards than you do? Then your only hope is to outpeg her in the play of the hand. Dan Barlow, former National Open Tournament champion shows you how, with detailed strategies for the opening lead, the endgame, and everything between, all in reader-friendly conversational style. "Regardless of your cribbage skill, if you're interested in improving, you shouldn't miss this gem."-Games Magazine
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Very Wordy...........2006-02-01
The title says it all, "For Experts". If you just want to learn how to play, without all the technical terms, this book is not for you. There were 2 terms I was disappointed to have not seen. "Skunk" and "A skunk is 2 wins". I think every cribbage book should make that clear :)
Excellent.......2004-10-22
At 96 pages, I wasn't expecting this to be so useful, but it doesn't waste pages explaining the rules and how to add up points. It assumes you already play cribbage, and concentrates on the area of the game in which the player has the most control, the play of the hand. If you want a book that does have the rules and basics, try Play Cribbage to Win by the same author, different publisher. And if you want to tackle really complex aspects of the game, try Winning Cribbage Tips and/or Miracles on 4th Street. They're all excellent.
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You're playing in the last hand of the last game of the tournament. The World Championship of cribbage is on the line. Can you handle the pressure? We give you the position and your cards. You decide the play.
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Don't fall asleep on Fourth Street.......2007-09-25
If you like to play cribbage, you will remember many times when you were set to take a game, heading down Fourth Street, screaming ahead of your opponent and confident of a win. Then, one hand and you find yourself in the "dead hole" (or as the Brits have it, the "stink hole") and your opponent pegs past you for a win, smiling a superior smile at your folly.
The strategy for discarding to the crib and for pegging changes as you get to the end; winning is everything. Who gets to count first, pegging points become more important. This slim book of quizzes will sharpen your play by giving you a number of hands and asking you choices to make--which card to throw, which to play when and the percentages. While cribbage is a game of chance, you can improve your odds by a few points pegged here and there and by careful strategy at the endgame, which for me is the hardest part of the game. Nice little book, easy to use and gets the job done.
An Incredible Book.......2005-03-05
It's often said that there's a lot of luck in cribbage, and of course there is, but this book demonstrates more than any other I've seen how much skill is involved. And it's completely interactive--and fun. Given the position and your cards, you decide the best play. Then you read the solution and explanation. If this book doesn't improve your game you aren't trying hard enough.
Also recommended: Winning Cribbage Tips, Cribbage for Experts
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Get on the fast-track to more successful cribbage play with 50 expert tips, arranged progressively by difficulty. Master the basics, such as learning to count the points in any hand and correctly guessing your opponent’s cards. Find out how to play the odds if the dealer needs 2 holes, and why you shouldn’t toss cards that total 10 into your crib. Discover the advantage of playing your least useful card early, of expecting your opponent to have a 5, and much more. Since the complex topics have been made accessible to beginners, and the simpler topics are infused with twists to interest experienced players, cribbage enthusiasts of all levels will find strategies to improve their games.
The author lives in Durham, NC.
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Barlow Does It Again.......2005-10-20
Like the same author's other cribbage books, this one is written in a casual, reader-friendly style. The tips range from basic to very advanced, and each is explained with clear examples. It's hard to come up with new material on such a seemingly simple game, but this book has several strategy ideas I haven't seen in other books. And the tips that I'd seen before are expanded with new variations and sample hands. If I had to rank all the cribbage books out there, I'd put this one at the top for players who already know the basics.
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Sure, sure, the best way to have Fun with Cribbage is to find an opponent and play. But this collection of challenging puzzles, hilarious stories, and fascinating quizzes is almost as much fun. It's the perfect book to bring out when your favorite opponent is missing in action. And a great gift for any cribbage player.
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It's a race around a board that takes luck and skill--and if you're hoping to reach the "finish line" first, here are the rules, the skill-building quizzes, and the cleverest tactics needed to win. If you've never played before, you'll get an explanation of the game's basics and scoring--who goes first, dealing and discarding the cards, and moving the pegs, all with expert tips to put beginners on the right track from the start. The detailed coverage focuses on such topics as what to do when the cut is irrelevant (when the dealer will lose if he doesn't peg out); strategies in the play of the hand; ways to speed up the game; and almost any potential situation you'll encounter. And, for those who already play, there's some advanced advice to take you to the next level, plus information on the American Cribbage Congress, which runs tournaments and clubs.
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Great for a beginner!!.......2001-08-06
Just learning to play cribbage can be a real challenge when it comes to counting scores. I was extremely pleased with this book and what a difference it made. Plainly written.
Great for beginners, great for pros.......2000-10-23
This book concentrates on strategies that will help players gain extra holes here and there, holes that could make the difference between winning and losing. The discarding section is thorough and well organized, explaining each of the situations in which one should not necessarily save the most points. The sections on pegging include many ideas I had never thought of, and which were not mentioned in the other books. And anytime Barlow is discussing a complicated idea, he gives easily-followed examples. Some of the "expert tips" in this book may seldom come up, but they're interesting to think about, and when they DO come up, it's worth being prepared. The book is especially strong in describing strategy at the end of the game, when anything you do can cost you a win. When I saw that the book included basics such as the history and rules of cribbage, I didn't expect it to reach a high level of strategy, but I was pleasantly surprised.
I've purchased two other cribbage books online, but found one of them to be more detailed than any sane person would want to read, and the other to be lacking in sound strategy tips. Both seemed to devote huge amounts of space to the principle that one should play completely differently depending on whether he had first deal or not, because over time, both players would have about the same points in their hands and cribs. This is somewhat unsound: hands don't even out in one short game. Maybe if a game lasted 4 hours....
I'm particularly pleased that the author makes no claim that you'll start winning all the time after reading his book. He admits that luck is a major factor, and simply tries to give the reader a slight edge. I would recommend this book to someone who wanted to learn cribbage, as well as to someone who wanted to improve his skill level.
A fine introductory text.......2000-10-12
"Play Cribbage to Win" is a fine introductory text,perhaps best thought of as a sampling of the concepts of skilful playthat Barlow has written about in his previous books andarticles. Barlow covers some important aspects of pegging and endgameplay, and gives many interesting examples. His writings on FourthStreet tactics have made him perhaps the game's leading endgametheoretician, and the chapters on endgames are particularly stronghere.
The book is an enjoyable read, and there are quizzes every fewpages, making it a lot of fun to work through. The typesetting andlayout are reasonably good, but I personally would have preferredsmaller type and larger margins (leaving more room for notes). A fewtypos and outright errors have crept into the book, perhaps theinevitable result of commercial publishing nowadays. But one of thethings I've appreciated about Barlow's self-published books is theirlack of gaffes.
The primary downside to Play Cribbage to Win is itsscope. It is not a comprehensive treatment of the game. Missing arestatistical tables, a discussion of averages and odds, and coverage ofpsychology and cheating. The chapter on discarding is weak, andcertain pegging tactics, such as jack traps, are not covered atall. There is also no mention of board strategy, except as it appliesto the endgame. Considering that most of today's top players regardboard strategy as the centerpiece of modern play, this is asignificant omission.
If you're a novice or an intermediate player,I think you would do well to read "Play Cribbage to Win" inconjunction with DeLynn Colvert's "Play Winning Cribbage"(still the best single book on cribbage) and John Chambers'"Cribbage: A New Concept". Together, these three books willgive you all the essential knowledge you need to move to the nextlevel.
If you're an expert player, or if you've already readBarlow's other books, you'll find yourself going over familiarterritory. Nevertheless, it's always worthwhile to review importantconcepts, particularly when they're presented through new illustrativehands and examples (as far as I can tell, none of the material in PlayCribbage to Win is recycled). You may disagree with the text from timeto time, but perhaps you'll also pick up some new ideas - I know Idid.
Whatever your level of play, this book is well worth having,and well worth reading...
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Enjoyed since Sir John Suckling invented this popular card game in the early 1600s, cribbage is examined here in full-color photos and engaging text. Over 350 color photographs enliven the discussion, displaying many appealing styles and variations. Cribbage boards of war and peace, with 61 and 121 point scoring, and on which pegs follow the straight and narrow or meander across the board in innovative street designs all are featured here. Also a history of the game and of the American companies that have produced cribbage boards such as H. Baron Co., E.S. Lowe, Milton Bradley, and Whitman Publishing is provided. Pictured and discussed are boards created from exotic materials including ivory and bone, and methods for determining the age of heirloom boards. Rounding out the presentation are cribbage board values and an extensive bibliography. A must for card game lovers, gamblers, and collectors alike.
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A Must.......2000-08-01
This book covers the subject of cribbage in a depth not usually achieved.It has great pictures and is very informative. Whether you play cribbage and wanted to know the history or you are a collecter of cribbage boards then this is a definative guide to changing styles. A must have by anyones standards
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Use e-mail to boost your income-today!
The E-Code brings together the combined wisdom of 33 Internet marketing superstars to reveal how they make money online-using nothing but the power of e-mail. Each succinct chapter presents one moneymaking strategy or concept and offers step-by-step guidance on implementing it for maximum profits.
If you have a product or service to sell, the Internet gurus in this book will show you how to sell it-no matter what it is. And even if you don't have your own original product idea, don't worry. Inside you'll find a wealth of quick and effective ideas for creating something that other people will definitely pay for. Using tactics like viral product marketing and online auctions, anyone can make extra money online-and you can too. This is not a get-rich-quick scheme; it's a make-money-quick scheme. It could be a little, or it could be a lot, but you will definitely profit when you learn how to:
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Plus, entrepreneurs and small business owners will learn how to improve their sales through simple, proven e-marketing tactics that really work. The Internet is a powerful resource for marketing, selling, and communicating anything. So tap into it! Written by a cast of Internet all-stars and marketing powerhouses, The E-Code is a simple, easy-to-use guide to making money online, right now.
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43 ways to SPAM, and ads for Vitales other books........2007-09-29
Save your money. Spaming is self-evident so you don't need this book. And it is mostly just ads for other books and consulting.
nothing but a sales pitch for Vitales other books and services.......2007-09-25
endless sales pitch by Vitale, with some "Here is how to Spam" advice which is not worth the money.
E-book gone paper with numerous gems.......2007-09-06
This is the second book on Internet Marketing that I have read. I am a novice looking and learning about this underground business venture.
The E-code is essentially a collection of topics covered by various experienced marketers. At quick glance, the value of this book does not come forward right away. The overall organization and variation in writing style makes for a choppy reading experience. However, there are many tips throughout that make this book worthwhile. The book it self is any example of how things come together in the electronic world.
The E-code might be better read in moderation instead of full steam ahead- straight-through. I tend to read books cover to cover, marking pages and making notes along the way with sticky tabs. I then go back and review all the gems and great tips that I feel are key. This book, I did not tab and mark up like crazy, but the areas that I did mark are key areas of Internet marketing that I did not know before. There are some key chapters that I founds very helpful in understanding how internet marketing systems are deployed, tactics and methods used.
If you are looking for a step by step guide, this is not the book. However, there is a few chapters that come close to this. The E-code covers a lot about marketing in general and how it applies to the internet. There is certain set of rules that should be followed to insure a lasting presence and trust. This book does a great job in this regard and provides many insightful tips along the way.
One Important thing to note about this business is that it is not fast money answer. It really is about building something up overtime. The big money can come, but overnight success is rare. If you are serious about working on your own online business and willing to put the time in to get it going, Books like this one, The E-code will prove helpful.
Other books and constant learning are required to keep up with what is current. This book is for the new comer.
waste of time and money.......2007-08-13
this is a waste of time and money. Just telling people to SPAM, and some how-to-spam tips is not worth wading thru the extended sales pitches for Vitale's other products.
Some great ideas.......2007-06-23
This is probably the best book I've ever purchased on e-commerce and marketing. I've been interested in and have been working at building online businesses for over a year now and I have yet to find a book with simple, easy-to-use, and practical ideas.
There were quite a lot of ideas that I would have never thought of. Using some of the techniques in this book, I was able to sell over 50 ebooks to my clients within six weeks.
Great ideas, even though simple and easy to apply.
Thank you Mr. Vitale for helping me out with my online businesses.
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