Bridge: Play Your Cards Right

Bridge: Play Your Cards Right
Author: Paul Mendelson
Publisher: Elliot Right Way Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Contract bridge
ISBN: 9780716021629

In this text, acclaimed bridge writer Paul Mendelson shows how the play of bridge cards is akin to a series of battles from the moment dummy hits baize.

Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards

Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards
Author: Paul Mendelson
Publisher: Robinson
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2017-10-26
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1472141709

Many bridge books feature magical and inspiring hands but hands that are never seen in day-to-day play at the bridge table. Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards concentrates on the type of hands that will make a real difference to your scores and which will help you improve your game. Discover how to assess your opponents' strengths and weaknesses - in relation to your own - and win!

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.

Watson's Classic Book

Watson's Classic Book
Author: Louis H. Watson
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1971-01-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780064632096

This book, by one of the first and foremost authorities on contract bridge, is regarded as the classic exposition of playing strategy. Practically all variations of play, both in attack and in defense, are explained and illustrated in it.

Bridge Basics 1

Bridge Basics 1
Author: Audrey Grant
Publisher: Official Better Bridge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-03
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780939460908

Starts at the beginning, introducing the mechanics of the games. It covers bidding, play and defense.

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Bridge

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Bridge
Author: David Galt
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2008-01-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0470229691

Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Tricks. Trumps. Auctions. Contracts. Bridge is a challenging game, but you can quickly grasp its basics with this guide that shows how it's played. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Bridge covers everything from evaluating a hand and bidding it through playing the cards and scoring the results—guiding you play by play and trick by trick. With this book and with practice as declarer or defender, you"ll quickly be playing your bridge cards right. Maybe you"ll even make a slam—doubled, redoubled, and vulnerable! Concise lessons show you the keys to successful play and are ideal for quick review Text helps to de-mystify bridge rules, lingo, and traditions Each strategy or tactic is clearly explained Graphics help you visualize concepts and build your bridge skills Helpful tips provide additional guidance

Bridge Maxims

Bridge Maxims
Author: Audrey Grant
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1987
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN:

"What are the secrets to playing better bridge? Discover them in Bridge Maxims! Whether you are an avid new player or a more experienced enthusiast, Bridge Maxims will show you how to improve your game. Learn the secrets of successfully using such time-honored bridge maxims as get the kiddies off the street and eight ever, nine never. With Bridge Maxims you will find out how to plan a bridge hand that uses the maxims to your best advantage for a better, more enjoyable game of bridge."--Back cover

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