Winning Contract Bridge


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How to Play a Bridge Hand


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Covers suit combinations, communication problems, trump entries, trump control problems, master hand selection, opening leads, the squeeze play, the throw-in play, and matchpoint strategy, and provides sample hands to illustrate each point







Contract Bridge for Beginners


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Here is the first book on Contract Bridge for beginners which introduces them at once to the generally accepted Point Count method of bidding used by the experts. Written by the leading authority, the foremost teacher, and the most successful bridge player in the world, it will prove a boon to the novice and the average bridge player alike.




Advanced Auction and Contract Bridge Tactics for the Keen Player


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This vintage book contains a complete guide to mastering the game of bridge. With comprehensive descriptions, helpful illustrations, and a wealth of invaluable tips, this volume is ideal for those with an interest in becoming a bridge master. It tackles some of the more advanced tactics to be employed in bridge and covers many of the common mistakes to be avoided as an advanced or competitive player. Contents include: “Play the Game”, “The Dealer's Bid”, “Second Hand's Bid”, “The Opening Lead”, “The Informatory Double”, “Signals – The Eleven Rule”, “The Finesse – Covering an Honour”, “The Squeeze – Elimination The Grand Coup”, “Common Mistakes”, “Card Memory and Card Reading”, “Camouflage”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on card games.




Bridge


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A Bridge to Inspired Declarer Play


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HELP, what do I do now? Every bridge player learns basic cardplay techniques - finesses, eliminations, endplays, loser-on-loser, and so forth. The trick is to know which technique to use on each particular deal. What features of a bridge hand lead an expert to select the correct line of play from all those available? The carefully chosen examples in this book will help advancing players recognize those features and take action accordingly. DR. JULIAN LADERMAN is a New York math professor who writes a regular bridge column in The Bronx Journal. His first book, A Bridge to Simple Squeezes, was named 2006 Book of the Year by the American Bridge Teachers' Association.







Bridge ASAP


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This easy-to-read primer shows, step by step, all the information needed for beginning players to sit down and play bridge ASAP! In just one quick and easy reading, players learn the rules of play, correct bidding techniques and scoring standards, plus a down and dirty guide to opening bids and responses. That’s right, just one reading and players are ready to play bridge, the fun and challenging game enjoyed by an estimated 50 million people. Examples and sample hands are provided throughout so that new players understand how the game works and immediately get comfortable with the game. table { }tr { }col { }br { }td { padding: 0px; color: windowtext; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: bottom; border: medium none; white-space: nowrap; }.xl66 { font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; }