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Your plain–English guide to the most popular card game in the world
Bridge, as any player will tell you, is simply the best card game ever. It's challenging, social, and best of all fun. Bridge For Dummies walks you through the different aspects of bridge with real–life examples so that you can feel comfortable with the basics before you ever start to play. And if you're already experienced at the game, you'll discover a wealth of tips and hints that can make you a better player.
Bridge boot camp get a bird's–eye view of the game, from counting and taking sure tricks to using winning tricks and outsmarting your opponents at notrump play
Trump the competition discover the special know–how you need to bring home the tricks when you end up in a trump contract
Bid with confidence grasp the fundamentals of bidding, including when to bid, how high to bid, and how to shut up your partner
Get defensive find out everything you need to know about defensive bidding, doubles, redoubles, and slam bidding
Open the book and find:
Techniques for defensive play
Bidding that will help you play a stronger game
Trump and notrump play
Guidance on bidding from all points of play opening bid, responding to opening bid, and rebidding
Bridge scoring
How to be a better bridge partner
Updated online resources
Coverage of Acol bidding
Bridge clubs and tournaments all over the world
Learn to:
Strategize with your bridge partner
Play in clubs and tournaments
Use basic and advanced bidding techniques
Play for fun or profit
Introduction 1
Part I: Beginning with Basic Notrump Play 7
Chapter 1: Going to Bridge Boot Camp 9
Chapter 2: Counting and Taking Sure Tricks 19
Chapter 3: Using Winning Trick Techniques at Notrump Play 27
Chapter 4: Outsmarting Your Opponents at Notrump Play 45
Part II: Playing the Hand in a Trump Contract 63
Chapter 5: Introducing Trump Suits 65
Chapter 6: Creating Extra Winners and Discarding Losers 81
Chapter 7: Setting Up the Dummy s Long Suit 91
Chapter 8: Getting Rid of Losers by Using the Dummy s Trump Cards 103
Part III: Bidding for Fun and Profit 111
Chapter 9: Starting with Bidding Basics 113
Chapter 10: Making a Successful Opening Bid 123
Chapter 11: Responding to an Opening Bid 147
Chapter 12: Rebidding by the Opener 179
Chapter 13: Rebidding by the Responder 205
Part IV: Forging Ahead with Advanced Bidding Techniques 227
Chapter 14: Creating Interference: Defensive Bidding 229
Chapter 15: Double Trouble: Doubling and Redoubling 247
Chapter 16: Hitting Hard: Slam Bidding 267
Part V: Playing a Strong Defense and Keeping Score 279
Chapter 17: Defending against Notrump Contracts 281
Chapter 18: Defending against Trump Contracts 299
Chapter 19: Playing Second Hand 317
Chapter 20: Wrapping Up with Scorekeeping 329
Part VI: Feeding Your Addiction to Bridge 345
Chapter 21: Joining Bridge Clubs and the Tournament World 347
Chapter 22: Playing Bridge on Your Computer and Online 357
Part VII: The Part of Tens 361
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Be a Better Bridge Partner 363
Chapter 24: Ten Great Bridge Resources 367
Appendix: Acol Bidding System 373
Index 387
Eddie Kantar is a Grand Master in the World Bridge Federation and a two–time World Bridge Champion. One of the best–known bridge writers in the world, his books have been translated into 11 foreign languages.
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