Download or read book Bridge For Dummies written by Eddie Kantar and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge, as any player will tell you, is simply the best card game ever. It’s challenging—each hand presents a different set of conditions you must figure out and solve. It's very social—you play with a partner and two opponents. And best of all—it's fun. Bridge For Dummies, 2E gives you a step-by-step explanation of the fundamentals of the game in terms you can understand. It walks you through the different aspects of bridge, featuring 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. You'll learn all about: The basics of nontrump play How to play the hand in a trump contract Bidding for fun and profit Taking advantage of advanced bidding techniques Playing a strong defense and keeping score Playing bridge on your computer Playing in bridge clubs and tournaments Where to find other great bridge resources This newly revised edition features an expanded section on playing bridge online, with updated web addresses and other resources, along with new information on the latest bidding techniques. For anyone from novice to pro wanting to learn bridge or learn techniques to improve their game, Bridge For Dummies, 2E makes an ideal partner!
Download or read book Beginning Bridge written by Barbara Seagram and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Bridge for Complete Beginners written by Paul Mendelson and published by Right Way. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to play bridge with this simple step-by-step guide. While good bridge classes are, of course, of great value, this book is itself the complete tutorial. It will help you to learn properly without other help and give you a solid foundation on which to start playing this absorbing game. Work at your own pace Understand the key basic principles Learn about the Acol system of bidding Discover how to play a hand, both as declarer and in defence
Download or read book The Rosie Way to Better Bridge written by Rosemary Boden and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 'Teach Yourself Bridge' manual with a quiz for each lesson. Easy to read - easy to understand - easy to learn.
Download or read book Bridge For Dummies written by Eddie Kantar and published by For Dummies. This book was released on 1997-07-07 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can play bridge all over the world, and wherever you go, you can make new friends automatically by starting up a game of bridge. What exactly is it about bridge that fascinates countless millions, has fascinated countless millions, and will continue to fascinate countless millions? In a nutshell, Bridge is a social game: You play with a partner and two opponents. Right off the bat you have four people together. Inevitably, you meet a host of new friends with a strong common bond, the game of bridge. Bridge is a challenging game: Each hand is an adventure; each hand presents a unique set of conditions that you react to and solve. You have to do a little thinking. Bridge is a game of psychology: If you fancy yourself a keen observer of human behavior, look no further. You have found your niche. Players aren’t supposed to show any emotion during the play, but there are always a few leaks in the dam. Bridge is fun: Hours become minutes! Playing bridge can mean endless hours of pleasure, a host of new friends, and many laughs. If you’re an absolute bridge beginner, you need the hand-held tour of the game that Bridge For Dummies can give you. Take your time getting to know the fundamentals, carefully examine the real-life examples, and get a feel for the basics before you start to play. Even if you have played bridge before, this book still has much to offer you. Author Eddie Kantar condenses his fifty years of experience with the game into tips and hints that can make you a better player. Start with a birds-eye view of bridge and begin with techniques for taking tricks in a notrump contract. Move on from there to cover the following aspects of the game and more: Counting and taking sure tricks Working with trump suits Finessing for extra winners Grasping the importance of bidding Knowing when to pass and when to rebid Slam bidding Keeping score Playing defense After you play a few hands, you may find that you can’t stop playing bridge. If this happens, call a doctor – you may be a bridgeaholic. The only cure for your addiction is play, play, play. In order to satisfy your craving for bridge, Bridge For Dummies will help you connect with bridge clubs, tournaments, computerized games, and even online partnerships.
Download or read book Bridge For Beginners written by Game Nest and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge is not only one of the most popular card games in the world but is a mental sport. Bridge teaches you logic, reasoning, risk taking, patience, concentration, and so much more. Even successful entrepreneurs such as Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are both accomplished Bridge players.
Download or read book Right Way to Play Bridge written by Paul Mendelson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Learn Bridge in One Hour written by Samir Riad and published by Samir Riad. This book was released on 2006-11-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first edition of Learn Bridge in One Hour, Samir Riad teaches gamers who are looking to become casual bridge players. Presenting easy-to-grasp lessons that don't require memorization, this guide provides a quick way to learn the game in 10 easy steps.www.samirriad.com
Download or read book Bridge for Absolute Beginners written by Random House and published by Hutchinson. This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bridge in 3 Weeks written by Alan Truscott and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, 3-week, day-by-day bridge course for the absolute beginner. Assuming no prior knowledge, this book takes the reader through learning bidding and cardplay in an easy series of short steps so that by the end, they can feel comfortable joining a social game or even venturing out to a local bridge club. Truscott's unique 'asset' method of hand evaluation is simple, and as numerous bridge teachers have found, it works!
Download or read book A Taste of Bridge written by Jeff Bayone and published by Master Point Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff Bayones Honors Bridge Club in New York is the largest in North America, perhaps in the world. This book is based on their beginners course, a series of six lessons that have started thousands of people on the road to enjoying the worlds most popular card game. And no, you wont be able to play bridge when youve read it but if you were to take up tennis, or the piano, how far would six lessons get you? The hope is that the reader will be hooked, and having acquired a taste for bridge, will go on to more comprehensive courses. This one is just to whet the appetite.
Download or read book Contract Bridge for Beginners written by Charles Goren and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1971-04-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first book on Contract Bridge for beginners which introduces them at once to the generally accepted Point Count method of bidding used by the experts. Written by the leading authority, the foremost teacher, and the most successful bridge player in the world, it will prove a boon to the novice and the average bridge player alike.
Download or read book Acol Bridge Made Easy written by Ron Klinger and published by Peter Crawley. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More and more people are finding out what a great joy it is to be able to play bridge. You can learn at any age, but one thing is sure - you will wish you had started earlier. Bridge is the most stimulating, most intriguing, most fascinating and most challenging of all card games. It will give you more lasting pleasure than any other recreation because of its unending variety. Once you start playing, you will want to play again and again...
Download or read book Bridge Winning Ways to Play Your Cards written by Paul Mendelson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!
Download or read book Bridge for Everyone written by D. W. Crisfield and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge is a famously challenging card game, one that’s next to impossible to learn without a whole host of visual aids. But books on the subject all too often seem to ignore this. Enter Bridge for Everyone, which takes a step-by-step, visual approach to explaining the game clearly to beginners and intermediates. With 400 full-color photos, it begins with the rules and the fundamentals of bidding, play, defense, and scoring. Not only does it give you what it takes to hold your ground no matter what your hand, it then takes the bidding up a notch by introducing more techniques—and strategies for winning.
Download or read book Bridge for Absolute Beginners written by Robert Sheehan and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each page of this text represents a lesson which the reader can follow. It starts with minibridge - a simplified version of the game, and gradually increases the student's knowledge of the game until they can be proud to be called a bridge player.
Download or read book Bridge Basics 1 written by Audrey Grant and published by Official Better Bridge. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starts at the beginning, introducing the mechanics of the games. It covers bidding, play and defense.
