This is a collection of the first 101 Backgammon puzzles from a weekly blog. They are designed to help you improve your backgammon by presenting real-life positions that happened over the board. In each position it is White's move. Decide how White should play and then compare your choice with the correct move, with all the alternatives fully explained and diagrammed. The book is organized by category, grouping positions together by common position types that you will encounter in your play. Every position is analyzed using the software eXtreme Backgammon.

Feedback from the readers of the blog has led to clearer explanations of the concepts used to solve the puzzles.

Grant Hoffman has played backgammon for more than 30 years, regularly competes in tournaments and teaches backgammon students around the world, providing personal one-on-one tuition. He has numerous tournament wins to his credit.