Author: David Bird
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106365
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Endplays are an aspect of bridge declarer play that many intermediate players think are beyond them. Yet while they can be extremely complex, the basic principles are not. Using a straightforward, conversational style with recaps and quizzes, this book will make endplays understandable to many readers who have been afraid to attempt to learn them.
Bridge Endplays for Everyone
Author: David Bird
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106365
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Endplays are an aspect of bridge declarer play that many intermediate players think are beyond them. Yet while they can be extremely complex, the basic principles are not. Using a straightforward, conversational style with recaps and quizzes, this book will make endplays understandable to many readers who have been afraid to attempt to learn them.
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106365
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Endplays are an aspect of bridge declarer play that many intermediate players think are beyond them. Yet while they can be extremely complex, the basic principles are not. Using a straightforward, conversational style with recaps and quizzes, this book will make endplays understandable to many readers who have been afraid to attempt to learn them.
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.
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.
Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand
Author: Barbara Seagram
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106518
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This book, starting from the basics, explains how to make a plan as a declarer. The reader learns how to recognise which technique to apply on a given deal, both in notrump contracts and suit contracts.
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106518
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This book, starting from the basics, explains how to make a plan as a declarer. The reader learns how to recognise which technique to apply on a given deal, both in notrump contracts and suit contracts.
Improve Your Declarer Play
Author: Baron Barclay
Publisher: Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
ISBN: 9780939460380
Category : Bridge whist
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This second title in Audrey Grant's Bookmark Series teaches how to implement the endplay in bridge. In some suit combinations it's better to have the suit led by the opponents into the declarer's strength. Learn how to recognize suits better led by defender, identify the exit card, eliminate defenders' options and play the throw-in. There are explanatory hands plus ten practice deals. Fold-out bookmark flaps reference the essential ideas.
Publisher: Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
ISBN: 9780939460380
Category : Bridge whist
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This second title in Audrey Grant's Bookmark Series teaches how to implement the endplay in bridge. In some suit combinations it's better to have the suit led by the opponents into the declarer's strength. Learn how to recognize suits better led by defender, identify the exit card, eliminate defenders' options and play the throw-in. There are explanatory hands plus ten practice deals. Fold-out bookmark flaps reference the essential ideas.
A Bridge to Simple Squeezes
Author: Julian Laderman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781897106266
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Most bridge players find squeeze play the hardest technique to learn. It has unavoidable technical aspects that for many make it impenetrable. In this award-winning book, the reader is taken slowly and carefully through the basics, and by the end will be confident that they too can execute simple squeezes at the table. This second edition reflects many enhancements and improvements made to the original version, which was the 2006 American Bridge Teachers Association Book of the Year.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781897106266
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Most bridge players find squeeze play the hardest technique to learn. It has unavoidable technical aspects that for many make it impenetrable. In this award-winning book, the reader is taken slowly and carefully through the basics, and by the end will be confident that they too can execute simple squeezes at the table. This second edition reflects many enhancements and improvements made to the original version, which was the 2006 American Bridge Teachers Association Book of the Year.
The Fun Way to Serious Bridge
Author: Harry Lampert
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439147825
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Fun Way To Serious Bridge is for anyone who wants to learn and understand the fundamentals of the mind-stimulating and challenging game of bridge -- and enjoy every minute of it! Harry Lampert combines his skills as a bridge player and teacher with his artistic talents to bring you a totally new FUN way to learn the game. The magic of his superb cartoons and simple, informative language will help you to absorb the principles of serious contract bridge -- and remember them. You'll laugh and learn every step of the way from opening bids to strip and end plays. Whether novice or seasoned social player, this unique book will make good bridge a simple "trick." You'll learn all about: * Opening bids, suit bids, response and no trump bids, and how to force bids * Competition and the reasons and ways behind it * Big hand bidding such as Blackwood Convention, grand slam force and Gerber Convention * Patterns of play including how tricks are won, the finesse, establishing a long suit, when to pull and delay trumps and entries. * Defensive and advanced play -- plus much more!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439147825
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Fun Way To Serious Bridge is for anyone who wants to learn and understand the fundamentals of the mind-stimulating and challenging game of bridge -- and enjoy every minute of it! Harry Lampert combines his skills as a bridge player and teacher with his artistic talents to bring you a totally new FUN way to learn the game. The magic of his superb cartoons and simple, informative language will help you to absorb the principles of serious contract bridge -- and remember them. You'll laugh and learn every step of the way from opening bids to strip and end plays. Whether novice or seasoned social player, this unique book will make good bridge a simple "trick." You'll learn all about: * Opening bids, suit bids, response and no trump bids, and how to force bids * Competition and the reasons and ways behind it * Big hand bidding such as Blackwood Convention, grand slam force and Gerber Convention * Patterns of play including how tricks are won, the finesse, establishing a long suit, when to pull and delay trumps and entries. * Defensive and advanced play -- plus much more!
Squeezes Made Simple
Author: David Bird
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781894154321
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
"Many players go through life thinking that squeeze play is complex, esoteric, and certainly beyond their capabilities. This book demonstrates that basic squeeze play is within anyone's grasp, and that even double squeezes are not unthinkable. Finally, the authors discuss how a defender can avoid being squeezed--a topic that has rarely received much ink."--Back cover
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781894154321
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
"Many players go through life thinking that squeeze play is complex, esoteric, and certainly beyond their capabilities. This book demonstrates that basic squeeze play is within anyone's grasp, and that even double squeezes are not unthinkable. Finally, the authors discuss how a defender can avoid being squeezed--a topic that has rarely received much ink."--Back cover
Playing Advanced Bridge
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514439948
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules of play for advanced bridge. The various subjects contain rules for when and how to use the endplay, when and how to use the squeeze play, how to handle a forcing defense, and how to handle a 4-1 trump split. The book also contains my favorite hands and the various coups. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of play.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514439948
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules of play for advanced bridge. The various subjects contain rules for when and how to use the endplay, when and how to use the squeeze play, how to handle a forcing defense, and how to handle a 4-1 trump split. The book also contains my favorite hands and the various coups. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of play.
Bridge Squeezes for Everyone
Author: David Bird
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781894154420
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Squeezes are an aspect of bridge declarer play that many intermediate players think they will never grasp. Yet while squeezes can be extremely complex, the basic principles of squeeze play are not. This is the first comprehensive book on squeeze play since Clyde E Love's classic 'Bridge Squeezes Complete', and much more approachable. Using the same straightforward, conversational style with recaps and quizzes that characterised the 'Bridge Technique' series, this book will make squeezes understandable to many readers who have been afraid to attempt to learn them.
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781894154420
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Squeezes are an aspect of bridge declarer play that many intermediate players think they will never grasp. Yet while squeezes can be extremely complex, the basic principles of squeeze play are not. This is the first comprehensive book on squeeze play since Clyde E Love's classic 'Bridge Squeezes Complete', and much more approachable. Using the same straightforward, conversational style with recaps and quizzes that characterised the 'Bridge Technique' series, this book will make squeezes understandable to many readers who have been afraid to attempt to learn them.
The Play of the Cards
Author: Terence Reese
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN: 9780709043416
Category : Contract bridge
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the authors of Acol in the 90's, this bridge book covers the whole range of play from opening leads to end plays, and intends to improve the reader's game.
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN: 9780709043416
Category : Contract bridge
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the authors of Acol in the 90's, this bridge book covers the whole range of play from opening leads to end plays, and intends to improve the reader's game.