This introductory guide to bridge educates novices on the strategies, methods, and bidding needed for victory. The book is enriched with numerous examples, illustrations, and stories, and even includes an interesting section on cheating and a conversation on managing anomalies. It also features line art and diagrams.
The book covers everything from the basic rules, accurate bidding methods, and scoring norms, to understanding opening bids and responses, thereby making bridge a more engaging and enjoyable game for players.
This comprehensive guide to bridge equips players with the knowledge they need to quickly adapt to the game and start having fun immediately. With an abundance of examples, illustrations, and anecdotes, both beginners and intermediate players are guided step by step through everything they need to know to enjoy the game.
In duplicate bridge, players acquire the knack of team play, while in contract bridge, considered the most sophisticated of card games, they grasp the rules, learn the basics of opening bids and responses, and understand scoring. For intermediate level players, the game offers strategies to improve their gameplay and compete in tournaments, including proper hand evaluation and execution.
This guide comes packed with valuable advice, tips, strategies, easy-to-comprehend charts, lucid explanations and more! The coverage encompasses a variety of topics such as Jacoby Transfer, Cue, Weak Two, Michael’s Cue, Shut-Out, Slam, No-Trump, and advanced, defensive and preemptive bids. It also sheds light on popular and significant conventions like Stayman, Blackwood, and Two-Way Stayman. This comprehensive guide to one of the most loved card games globally enables players to quickly familiarize themselves with the game and start enjoying it immediately.
