Deceptive Card Play

Deceptive Card Play
Author: David Bird
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2000
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781894154253

"The Bridge Technique Series is designed to take the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Each book of the series focuses on a different topic, and wherever possible the tactics and strategy are considered from the point of view of both declarer and defenders. During the play of the hand, declarer and defenders both have opportunities to use the cards they play to conceal their exact holdings from the opposition. It is possible to disrupt defenders' signaling, to mislead the opponents about strength or weakness in a suit, and even to persuade the defense to give you information."--Back cover

DEVILRY

DEVILRY
Author: Daniel Madison
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2019-09-22
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0244820511

DEVILRY is a 600 Page Book of Secrets featuring the entire collection of independent publications from Daniel Madison, from 2000 to 2020. This final 2019 'redemption' edition of Madison's work contains 27 chapters and an astonishing 400 Deceptions, Magic Tricks and Sleight-of-Hand techniques with a deck of playing cards. This is Madison's entire lifetime body-of-work, completely updated page-by-page to include recent publications including Anglezero, Rock Bottom and 52 by MADISON. Riddled with groundbreaking, revolutionary and proven reputation-making material, including everything that has been in Madison's repertoire and everything that he devised whilst consulting for the biggest names in the world of Magic. This is Madison's Bible, this is the one and only book that Madison's students need for complete devotion and training in the Deceptive Arts from the master himself. This IS Daniel Madison, this is DEVILRY.

Tricks with Trumps

Tricks with Trumps
Author: David Bird
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2000
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781894154185

"The Bridge Technique Series is designed to take the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Each book of the series focuses on a different topic, and wherever possible the tactics and strategy are considered from the point of view of both declarer and defenders. This book covers the fundamental strategies available for developing extra tricks in the trump suit for both declarer and the defense. Topics covered include dummy reversal, the trump coup (and how to defend against it), the en passant play, trump promotions and uppercuts on defense, the fight for trump control, and unusual positions such as the smother play and the Devil's Coup."--Back cover

Planning in Suit Contracts

Planning in Suit Contracts
Author: David Bird
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2000
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781894154260

Short and full of practical examples, each book in the 'Bridge Technique Series' takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Where appropriate, play is examined from the point of view both of declarer and defenders. Full of quizzes and chapter reviews, these award-winning books will also reinforce the bridge concepts you learn. At this price, what bridge player could stand not to have all twelve?

Eliminations & Throw Ins

Eliminations & Throw Ins
Author: David Bird
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2000
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781894154246

"The Bridge Technique Series is designed to take the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Each book of the series focuses on a different topic, and wherever possible the tactics and strategy are considered from the point of view of both declarer and defenders. Eliminations and throw-ins constitute one of the fundamental weapons in declarer's armory. This book begins with basic types of the elimination play, and moves on to more complex topics such as loser-on-loser plays and partial eliminations. It also addresses how to anticipate and avoid throw-ins from the point of view of the defenders."--Back cover

The Bridge World's Test Your Play

The Bridge World's Test Your Play
Author: Jeff Rubens
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2002
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781894154437

Perhaps the world's most prestigious bridge magazine, 'The Bridge World' each month features a column entitled 'Test Your Play', which consists of two difficult problems in declarer play for readers to solve. In this book, Jeff Rubens has collected some of his favourite hands from this column, and presents them as a compendium for those who like a serious intellectual challenge. There is a steady market for problem books of this kind and this collection is guaranteed to be of high quality.

Planning in Defense

Planning in Defense
Author: David Bird
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2001
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781894154352

Intended for intermediate players, these three books complete a twelve-book series that takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge. Each book is short and full of practical examples, and end-of-chapter quizzes reinforce the concepts. The series will appeal to beginners who are anxious to improve in stages, and to more experienced players who want to improve their knowledge of a specific aspect of card play.

Reese on Play

Reese on Play
Author: Terence Reese
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2001
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780953021833

This book is one of the all-time classics, a landmark in the development of bridge, especially in the field of card play. First published in 1948, it is now back in print after being unavailable for a number of years. In it, the author reveals what counts in play and defense and shows the reader how to join the ranks of the experts. This is a book that every improving bridge player must own.

Bridge the Silver Way

Bridge the Silver Way
Author: David Silver
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2000
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781894154161

David Silver's three books of humorous bridge stories have received terrific throughout the bridge world. In all of them, the hero is the author's alter ego, Professor Silver, first as a teacher in a community college, and then as a bridge consultant as he moves into the realms of literary parody. Astute readers will recognise allusions to the works of Hemingway, Conan Doyle, Dickens and others, while movie fans will enjoy the bridge versions of 'Citizen Kane', 'Casablanca' and 'Star Trek, TNG'. And when the professor takes on Death or the Devil in the ultimate post-mortem analysis, you just know who's going to come out a winner.