A Newcomer's Guide

A Newcomer's Guide
Author: Brian R. Gray
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2020-02-20
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1525543717

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"!!

Win at Duplicate Bridge: Bid Difficult Bridge Hands Like an Expert

Win at Duplicate Bridge: Bid Difficult Bridge Hands Like an Expert
Author: Fred Parker
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2018-09-12
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781771401906

Win at Duplicate Bridge teaches modern bridge bidding techniques to the intermediate duplicate bridge player. It describes and fully explains modern conventions, including the two over one system. The book is full of examples on how to bid difficult hands, and explains the nuances of expert bidding practices. It describes the most useful conventions and how to play them. It is an invaluable teaching and reference book for any serious bridge player. What an intermediate duplicate bridge player will learn from this book. - What conventions do you need for a winning edge? - How to bid more complicated conventions such as Lebensohl, New Minor Forcing, Inverted Minors, Jacoby 2NT, Defense against NT, etc. - When to overcall with 8 points, but pass with 16. - How to respond with borderline hands. When to raise partner's suit rather than bid your own suit. - When to open 1 NT with a 5 card major. - When to preempt, and at what level. - How to respond to a take-out double, a negative double, or a responsive double. - The type of hands you need for balancing. How to bid difficult hands in competitive situations. - How the Two over One system differs from Standard bidding systems - When to use 4 Clubs as a Gerber bid. When to ask for Aces or Key Cards, and when to cue bid. - Modern and best practices for leads and signals. Each Chapter has Quizzes with fully descriptive answers, in order to enhance the learning experience.

Bridge

Bridge
Author: Andrew Robson
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Card games
ISBN: 9780007234028

"Thinking about learning bridge but don't know the basics? Want to be able to play a social game? Collings need to know? Bridge starts from scratch to teach you how to play and enjoy the ever popular game of bridge."--Back cover.

IMPROVE YOUR DUPLICATE BRIDGE

IMPROVE YOUR DUPLICATE BRIDGE
Author: Gérald Frigon
Publisher: Gérald Frigon
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2018-08-02
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN:

Improve your Duplicate Bridge You are playing duplicate bridge regularly but you want to improve your results; here is a useful guide for the three main aspects of the game: Bidding: a complete and coherent system to reach better agreements between partners, Defensive signals and strategy based on the bidding and the view of the dummy, Declarer play, more than twenty techniques to realize the contract. Multiple examples to help understand each article.

Duplicate Bridge at Home

Duplicate Bridge at Home
Author: Mark Horton
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2008
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781897106341

Including 120 deals, with instructions for playing and scoring them (as either teams or pairs), this book shows how to play a one-table duplicate at home. As a bonus, each deal is accompanied by an expert commentary, so you can see how it should have been bid and played.

Contemporary Bridge Bidding

Contemporary Bridge Bidding
Author: Leif B. Sorensen
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2011-11-22
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1462889832

The reader for whom this new book is intended should be familiar with the fundamentals of duplicate bridge. The book is aimed at intermediate players with a range of expertise, who are intent on improving their bidding skills. The main focus is on the two-over-one game force, which together with its adjunct components comprises a bidding system that has gained enormous popularity. The last two chapters are devoted to an introduction of two systems that are widely played around the world: Precision Bridge and Acol Bridge.