How To Play Bridge

Author : Tim Ander
Publisher : CRB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1641868252
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Play Bridge written by Tim Ander and published by CRB Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Win at Bridge and Impress Your Friends! When you open How to Play Bridge, you’ll discover a rich and exciting world of strategy. Bridge has long been associated with the modern aristocracy. Harold Vanderbilt (on a long ocean cruise) combined two popular variants of Whist (a 17th-century card game) to create the game we lovingly call Bridge. This comprehensive (and easy-to-understand) guidebook explains how you can impress your opponents with your knowledge of the game. You can step up to the table with confidence after mastering the many concepts and strategies in this fascinating book: Bidding Basics and Basic Gameplay Playing as the Declarer and the Dummy Scoring: Contract/Overtrick Points Slam, Doubled, and Redoubled Bonuses Rubber and Honour Bonuses Avoiding Penalties and Common Errors You’ll even learn advanced concepts like reading players’ card organization styles, noticing psychological tells, and playing well with your partner. By mastering the rules of the game and making them second nature, you can pay more attention to the cards played – and the people playing them. By understanding each player’s point of view, you can rule the table and win big at bridge!

Author : William S. Root
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307774457
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Play a Bridge Hand written by William S. Root and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neither for beginners nor for experts but for the 90 percent of players in between, How to Play a Bridge Hand includes more than 300 of bridge master William Root's favorite hands. Hailed by the American Bridge Teachers' Association as the "Book of the Year." Line drawings.

Author : Charles Goren
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671210521
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contract Bridge for Beginners written by Charles Goren and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1971-04-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Peter Steinberg
Publisher : Perigee Books
ISBN 13 : 9780399508103
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Play Bridge in Four Hours written by Peter Steinberg and published by Perigee Books. This book was released on 1982 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barbara Seagram
Publisher : Master Point Press
ISBN 13 : 9781897106334
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beginning Bridge written by Barbara Seagram and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for complete beginners, this book is based on material that Barbara Seagram uses in her own classes to introduce hundreds of new players to the game every year. The book will take readers to the point where they can enjoy a social game with friends or begin to explore their local bridge club.

Author : Paul Mendelson
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1472141695
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Right Way to Play Bridge written by Paul Mendelson and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows you how to improve your bridge at both a social and competitive level. Clear examples explain the detail of modern Acol bidding. This will enable the reader to plan and reassess their campaign step-by-step and calculate with precision who holds which cards. Guidance is also given on how and when to obstruct or bluff, how to pinpoint the best leads and steal the best contracts, and ways to think strategically under pressure. Unique at-the-table charts - designed to foster partnership understanding used appropriately at home, club or class - summarise key bids.

Author : Eddie Kantar
Publisher : For Dummies
ISBN 13 : 9780764550157
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridge For Dummies written by Eddie Kantar and published by For Dummies. This book was released on 1997-07-07 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can play bridge all over the world, and wherever you go, you can make new friends automatically by starting up a game of bridge. What exactly is it about bridge that fascinates countless millions, has fascinated countless millions, and will continue to fascinate countless millions? In a nutshell, Bridge is a social game: You play with a partner and two opponents. Right off the bat you have four people together. Inevitably, you meet a host of new friends with a strong common bond, the game of bridge. Bridge is a challenging game: Each hand is an adventure; each hand presents a unique set of conditions that you react to and solve. You have to do a little thinking. Bridge is a game of psychology: If you fancy yourself a keen observer of human behavior, look no further. You have found your niche. Players aren’t supposed to show any emotion during the play, but there are always a few leaks in the dam. Bridge is fun: Hours become minutes! Playing bridge can mean endless hours of pleasure, a host of new friends, and many laughs. If you’re an absolute bridge beginner, you need the hand-held tour of the game that Bridge For Dummies can give you. Take your time getting to know the fundamentals, carefully examine the real-life examples, and get a feel for the basics before you start to play. Even if you have played bridge before, this book still has much to offer you. Author Eddie Kantar condenses his fifty years of experience with the game into tips and hints that can make you a better player. Start with a birds-eye view of bridge and begin with techniques for taking tricks in a notrump contract. Move on from there to cover the following aspects of the game and more: Counting and taking sure tricks Working with trump suits Finessing for extra winners Grasping the importance of bidding Knowing when to pass and when to rebid Slam bidding Keeping score Playing defense After you play a few hands, you may find that you can’t stop playing bridge. If this happens, call a doctor – you may be a bridgeaholic. The only cure for your addiction is play, play, play. In order to satisfy your craving for bridge, Bridge For Dummies will help you connect with bridge clubs, tournaments, computerized games, and even online partnerships.

Author : Montgomery Coe
Publisher : Cardoza Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1580426239
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Play Bridge Now written by Montgomery Coe and published by Cardoza Publishing. This book was released on with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This primer is written so that any rank beginner of novice can learn the basics of bridge and immediately play the game on a competent level. Step by step Montgomery Coe shows readers the rules of play, correct bidding techniques, opening bids and responses and the scoring standards to make bridge a fun and challenging game. Examples, illustrations and sample hands are provided throughout the book so that players can enjoy the game of bridge after one quick reading. 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; }

Author : Mike Lawrence
Publisher : Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
ISBN 13 : 9780910791090
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Play Bridge with Mike Lawrence written by Mike Lawrence and published by Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-session matchpoint event at a regional tournament, How to gather information from the auction, play of the cards, the atmosphere at the table, when to go against the field.

Author : Richard V. Smith
Publisher : Touchstone
ISBN 13 : 9780671633820
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Let's Play Bridge written by Richard V. Smith and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1987 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.