Author: Frank Stewart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944201135
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
With this latest book he has captured (and in understandable words) not only what it takes to win but the way to get there. In his 40 years as an author, editor, analyst and syndicated columnist, Frank Stewart has had a chance to discern the skills that make a winning player. The intent of this book is to help aspiring players improve by focusing on the factors that really determine how well they do. Most are basic, and anyone who has an ounce of ability and is intent on progressing can do so. The level of instruction in this book varies. Some material is elementary, some is more advanced and involves the type of logical thinking that winning bridge requires. Although his aim is to build a sound foundation, he also wants to give any reader who can excel the opportunity to do so.
Author: Brent Manley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507208006
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 149
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Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the classic card game of bridge, including an overview of the basics, tips and techniques how to play—and strategies to win; perfect for new bridge players and experienced pros alike. Bridge is all about memory, bidding, and skill. It is one of the most popular card games in the world, and is played by millions of people worldwide in tournaments, clubs, and cruises, as well as online. New to the world of bridge? No problem! Learning any new game can be challenging, especially one as complicated as bridge. But mastering a complex game can be very rewarding. Whether you are a complete novice or a casual player looking to brush up on your skills and techniques, The Little Book of Bridge can help you play your cards right and get ahead in this classic game. With a comprehensive breakdown of all the cards involved in the game, detailed information on scoring, tips on how to improve your skills, strategies for winning, and a tear-away cheat sheet, this guide will have even the newest bridge enthusiast winning in no time flat.
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524546917
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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The book is designed to give a comprehensive view of the rules of play for suit contracts. The various subjects contain rules for timing, how to play the first card, how to ruff, how to set up a long suit, how to finesse, when to spurn the finesse, and how to handle special combinations such as a split A-Q or K-Q. In addition, you will learn when to play for the drop, how to get a count on the hand, when to use the dummy reversal, when to duck, how to deceive an opponent, and how to handle transportation. Under each subject, there are numerous examples to illustrate the rules of play.
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664147020
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 643
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This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules for defense. The various subjects contain rules for how to defend against a long suit, when and how to ruff, how to defend against a squeeze play or an endplay, when and how to duck, when to play 2nd hand high or 3rd hand low, how to play from E, when to underlead your Ace, how to discard and to deceive, how to defend against a Notrump contract, how to signal and how to lead. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of defense. Ken has published more than 15 bridge books. These books have now been consolidated into a series of 5 core tournament books as follows: Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Intermediate Players (4th ed. 2020), Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players (3rd ed. 2019), Tournament Bridge for Notrump Contracts (4th ed. 2020) and Tournament Bridge Tips on Defense (4th ed. 2020). The above 5 books have themselves been condensed into a two-volume set called The Complete Book of Bridge Hands, Volumes 1 and 2 (2d ed. 2019). In addition, Ken has published a book on bidding, called The Casey 2/1 Bridge Bidding System (4th Edition 2021).
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984510312
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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This book is designed to give a comprehensive view of the rules of play for defense. The book contains rules for how to defend against a long suit, when and how to ruff , how to handle a forcing defense, how to defend against a squeeze play or an endplay, when and how to duck, when to play 2nd hand high or 3rd hand low, how to play from E, when to underlead your Ace, how to discard and deceive, how to defend against a notrump contract, how to signal and how to lead. Under each subject, there are numerous examples illustrating each rule of defense.
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524546763
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 259
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This book is designed to give a comprehensive view of the rules of play for advanced bridge and for no-trump contracts. The book contains rules for when and how to use the endplay, when and how to squeeze, how to handle a forcing defense, and how to handle a 4-1 trump split. The book also contains rules on no-trump play such as when to hold up, how to finesse, when to spurn a finesse, when to duck, when to endplay opponents, when to squeeze, how to deceive, and how to handle transportation.
Author: Frank Stewart
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781894154581
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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A collection of hands that take the reader through a year at the author's (fictional) bridge club. The characters make all the common errors, so the author manages to instruct while he entertains. For fans of Stewart's enormously popular syndicated bridge column, in which these characters appear regularly.
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796039896
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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This book is meant to be a comprehensive book on all the various types of bridge hands. Each type of hand is categorized in a separate chapter. Volume One contains a partial compilation of my three books on tournament bridge. These three books are Tournament Bridge for Beginning Players, Tournament Bridge for Intermediate Players, and Tournament Bridge for Advanced Players. All three of these books were revised in 2018. Volume Two contains a partial compilation of my two books on playing notrump hands and on playing defense. These two books are entitled Playing the Notrump Hand in Bridge and Tips on Bridge Defense. Both of these books were also revised in 2018.
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796058947
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 135
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The second edition of this book incorporates the 2/1 Game Force bidding system. The book is designed to improve your bidding in 5 steps. The 1st step involves maximizing your use of the 2/1 system whenever you open with a major suit. The 2nd step involves your use of the New Minor Forcing convention to find a 5-card major in responder’s hand. The 3rd step involves adoption of the strong 2 bid, a bid of 20-21p with an unbalanced hand (one with a singleton or void). By tweaking reverses, this allows the opener to show an unbalanced hand by bidding at the 2-lelvel with 16-17p or at the 3-level with 18-19p. The 4th step involves optimizing your slam bidding with conventions to show the trump Queen. It also involves the use of the Redwood kickback convention minor suit contracts and the use of the Fourth Suit Forcing convention to ascertain whether the opener has 4or 5 cards in this 2nd bid suit. The 5th step involves the use of bids to hamper the opponents from finding their 4-4 spade fit. This involves the use of the Casey overcall and the use of the Casey-Jacoby Transfer for R’s 5-card majors. Finally, the use of inverted minors is discussed.
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514439948
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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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.
