Bridge For Dummies

NOTE EDITORE

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

SOMMARIO

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

AUTORE

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.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781118205747
• Collana: For Dummies
• Dimensioni: 234 x 22.46 x 188 mm Ø 576 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 432