Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge

Author: Ron Klinger
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780395791493
Category : Duplicate contract bridge
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Australian Grand Master and a World Bridge Federation World Master describes conventions of the game and covers the profitable and unprofitable sides of their use.

Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge

Author: Ron Klinger
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
ISBN: 9780575059467
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Provides the bidding methods and strategy needed to do well in pairs whether the bidding involves only your side or both sides.

Bridge For Beginners

Author: Game Nest
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951791254
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
Bridge is not only one of the most popular card games in the world but is a mental sport. Bridge teaches you logic, reasoning, risk taking, patience, concentration, and so much more. Even successful entrepreneurs such as Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are both accomplished Bridge players.

121 Tips for Better Bridge

Author: Paul Mendelson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448116058
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
This is a book for the three million 'social' bridge players (in the UK alone) who know the rules and can play a reasonable hand, but want to refine their skills and improve their understanding of the game. The 121 bridge tips range from simple to more advanced and all offer solid advice on how best to deal with a variety of situations. Tips are clearly explained and are followed by an example hand and a reader's test. There is no simpler way to improve your bridge.

Bridge for Beginners

Author: Zia Mahmood
Publisher: Batsford Books
ISBN: 1849942072
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
Bridge ia an easy game to learn but it takes a lifetime to master. This monumental work is designed to take the student to a level at which he or she can play in a bridge club or tournament with confidence. This book was originally published as three volumes on Bidding, Declarer Play and Defence. It combines the talents of top Canadian bridge teacher Audrey Grant, regarded as the leading tutor in North America, and the charismatic and world-renowned bridge player Zia Mahmud, voted bridge personality of the decade by both International Popular Bridge Monthly and Bridge Today. Zia presented the BBc television series Play Bridge with Zia and his lively and lucid style is ideal to popularise the game for a wide audience.

Contract Bridge for Beginners

Author: Charles Goren
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671210521
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
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.

Let's Play Bridge

Author: Richard V. Smith
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN: 9780671633820
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
"Bridge is a complicated game of skill that can take weeks to learn and years to master. Let's Play Bridge is a clear and concise guide both to learning the fundamentals of bridge and developing an understanding that will take you well into advanced play. Let's Play Bridge covers such basic fundamentals as: Opening bids, suit bids, response and no trump bids, and forcing bids. Patterns of play--how tricks are won, the finesse, establishing a long suit. Defensive play. Systems and class A conventions. As well as advanced techniques such as: Jacoby Transfer, Two-over-one game force, The Kaplan-Sheinwold system, The Blackwood convention, and much, much more. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced player, you will benefit from Richard Smith's step-by-step, systematic approach to this challenging and enjoyable game."--Back cover.

Audrey Grant's Better Bridge

Author: Audrey Grant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780822016663
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
"This book tells you everything you need to know about the most widely accepted bidding methods. Read about the secrets of hand evaluation that can dramatically improve your game. Learn how to describe your hand to partner so that the partnership can find its way to the best contract. Discover new concepts that keep the bidding conversation straightforward. You'll be confident when you go to your next bridge game because you'll have the solid foundation needed to handle any bidding sequence."--Back cover

A Newcomer's Guide

Author: Brian R. Gray
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525543717
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 122

Book Description
Duplicate Bridge is a challenging card game. I am your Newcomer Guide and Mentor. Learn from my mistakes/experiences! This Newcomer's Guide presents the basic information needed to learn and master the Duplicate game format, environment, and bidding, playing and scoring protocols. Learn about Bridge Etiquette, Zero Tolerance and Play Nice programs, the different game formats, equipment and useful HOW TO PROCEDURES (Fill in a Convention Card; Make a Call using a Bidding Box; Make an Opening Lead; Arrange, Inspect and Count Tricks; Prevent Partner's Revoke; Make a Claim or Concession; Understand BridgeMate, Total Point and MatchPoint scoring systems and so much more! Frequently referred to Bridge rules and laws are clearly explained. This knowledge will empower you to confidently make a Director's call when an infraction occurs to your advantage. This book was written with humour and contains over 90 colourful images/illustrations, enabling learning Bridge procedures most informative and enjoyable. I wish I had this Newcomer's Guide when I started playing...Lucky you...now you do! While reading this book, my goal was to keep you smiling and hearing you say, "I didn't know that ...That will be useful"!!

Bridge for Everyone

Author: D. W. Crisfield
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493069586
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Bridge is a famously challenging card game, one that’s next to impossible to learn without a whole host of visual aids. But books on the subject all too often seem to ignore this. Enter Bridge for Everyone, which takes a step-by-step, visual approach to explaining the game clearly to beginners and intermediates. With 400 full-color photos, it begins with the rules and the fundamentals of bidding, play, defense, and scoring. Not only does it give you what it takes to hold your ground no matter what your hand, it then takes the bidding up a notch by introducing more techniques—and strategies for winning.