Playing Intermediate Bridge

Playing Intermediate Bridge
Author: Ken Casey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1514479990

This book is designed to give a comprehensive and systematic view of the rules of play for suit contracts. The various subjects contain rules for when to use the dummy reversal, when to spurn a finesse, when to duck a trick, the avoidance play, how to handle a defenders singleton, how to discard, how to unblock, how to deceive, how to handle transportation problems, and how to make inferences from the defenders bidding, opening lead, play and discards. Under each subject, there are numerous examples of how to handle each rule of play.

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.

Beginning Bridge

Beginning Bridge
Author: Barbara Seagram
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2008-06
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781897106334

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.

Bridge for Beginners

Bridge for Beginners
Author: Zia Mahmood
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2014-10-30
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1849942072

Bridge ia an easy game to learn but it takes a lifetime to master. This monumental work is designed to take the student to a level at which he or she can play in a bridge club or tournament with confidence. This book was originally published as three volumes on Bidding, Declarer Play and Defence. It combines the talents of top Canadian bridge teacher Audrey Grant, regarded as the leading tutor in North America, and the charismatic and world-renowned bridge player Zia Mahmud, voted bridge personality of the decade by both International Popular Bridge Monthly and Bridge Today. Zia presented the BBc television series Play Bridge with Zia and his lively and lucid style is ideal to popularise the game for a wide audience.

Intermediate Bridge Five Card Major Student Text

Intermediate Bridge Five Card Major Student Text
Author: Shirley Silverman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-03
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780939460670

Includes a review of elementary bridge plus lessons on forcing and non-forcing sequences, preemptive bidding and balancing.

Audrey Grant's Better Bridge

Audrey Grant's Better Bridge
Author: Audrey Grant
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1995
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780822016663

"This book tells you everything you need to know about the most widely accepted bidding methods. Read about the secrets of hand evaluation that can dramatically improve your game. Learn how to describe your hand to partner so that the partnership can find its way to the best contract. Discover new concepts that keep the bidding conversation straightforward. You'll be confident when you go to your next bridge game because you'll have the solid foundation needed to handle any bidding sequence."--Back cover

Bridge

Bridge
Author: Barbara Seagram
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2000
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781894154222

A follow-up book from the author team that produced the award-winning and best-selling 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. Aimed at the same novice/social player audience as their first book, this new title deals with competitive auctions in which the opponents have opened the bidding. This is the most complex area of bridge bidding, and has never up to now been dealt with comprehensively in a book that is understandable for non-experts.

Gary Brown's Learn to Play Bridge

Gary Brown's Learn to Play Bridge
Author: Gary Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781897106396

Winner of the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year award in its original self-published edition, this book takes an entirely new approach to teaching bridge. It is intended to be a short first course on bridge for newcomers to the game. No prior experience with any card game is necessary, and the ideas are developed in short, easy steps. Gary Brown is a Canadian who now lives in Melbourne, where he runs the Brown School of Bridge. A successful tournament player, he is also an experienced high school teacher, and ideal background for his current profession. A regular columnist for two bridge magazines, he is already working on his next book.

Bidding Topics

Bidding Topics
Author: Eric Rodwell
Publisher: Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2017-05
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781944201043

This books contains articles adapted into book form that have been designed for all levels of player: by starting with the basics on the topic and gradually filling in details up to expert level, I hope to frame the issues in a way all can understand and also raise issues for a partnership to discuss. The techniques in this book are sustainable and can be incorporated into any bidding system. Learn from the best and see instant improvement in your results at the bridge table.