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.

The New York Times Bridge Book

The New York Times Bridge Book
Author: Alan Truscott
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2004-08
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780312331078

A guide to the popular card game includes anecdotes about great players, major tournaments, scandals, and strategies that make bridge so legendary.

Take All Your Chances

Take All Your Chances
Author: Edwin B. Kantar
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-07-15
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781897106709

Kantar presents another collection of play problems for advancing players. Again, the theme is not just finding a good line of play: the trick is to combine as many possible lines as possible to optimize your chances of making the contract. Full of Kantar's inimitable humour and extra tips, as well as lots of good bridge, this one is another sure winner.

121 Tips for Better Bridge

121 Tips for Better Bridge
Author: Paul Mendelson
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-08-31
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1448116058

This is a book for the three million 'social' bridge players (in the UK alone) who know the rules and can play a reasonable hand, but want to refine their skills and improve their understanding of the game. The 121 bridge tips range from simple to more advanced and all offer solid advice on how best to deal with a variety of situations. Tips are clearly explained and are followed by an example hand and a reader's test. There is no simpler way to improve your bridge.

Right Way to Play Bridge

Right Way to Play Bridge
Author: Paul Mendelson
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2017-10-26
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1472141695

This book shows you how to improve your bridge at both a social and competitive level. Clear examples explain the detail of modern Acol bidding. This will enable the reader to plan and reassess their campaign step-by-step and calculate with precision who holds which cards. Guidance is also given on how and when to obstruct or bluff, how to pinpoint the best leads and steal the best contracts, and ways to think strategically under pressure. Unique at-the-table charts - designed to foster partnership understanding used appropriately at home, club or class - summarise key bids.

Defend Or Declare?

Defend Or Declare?
Author: Julian Pottage
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2012
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781897106884

72 Bridge deals that challenge the reader to either defend or declare.

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.