"The Fun Way To Serious Bridge" is for anyone who wants to learn and understand the fundamentals of the mind-stimulating and challenging game of bridge -- and enjoy every minute of it! Harry Lampert combines his skills as a bridge player and teacher with his artistic talents to bring you a totally new FUN way to learn the game. The magic of his superb cartoons and simple, informative language will help you to absorb the principles of serious contract bridge -- and remember them. You'll laugh and learn every step of the way from opening bids to strip and end plays. Whether novice or seasoned…mehr
"The Fun Way To Serious Bridge" is for anyone who wants to learn and understand the fundamentals of the mind-stimulating and challenging game of bridge -- and enjoy every minute of it! Harry Lampert combines his skills as a bridge player and teacher with his artistic talents to bring you a totally new FUN way to learn the game. The magic of his superb cartoons and simple, informative language will help you to absorb the principles of serious contract bridge -- and remember them. You'll laugh and learn every step of the way from opening bids to strip and end plays. Whether novice or seasoned social player, this unique book will make good bridge a simple "trick." You'll learn all about: * Opening bids, suit bids, response and no trump bids, and how to force bids * Competition and the reasons and ways behind it * Big hand bidding such as Blackwood Convention, grand slam force and Gerber Convention * Patterns of play including how tricks are won, the finesse, establishing a long suit, when to pull and delay trumps and entries. * Defensive and advanced play -- plus much more!
Harry Lampert, a licensed teacher of the American Bridge Teachers' Association, is a Life-Master of the American Contract Bridge League and has won titles at National, Regional, and Sectional tournaments. Mr. Lampert is also a nationally published cartoonist with illustrations having appeared in The New York Times, Time, True, Esquire, Saturday Evening Post and Saturday Review.
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CONTENTS Introduction BASICS OF GAME First Magic Number Mechanics of game Scoring BIDDING Goal of bidding How to evaluate hand Point count system What is an opening bid? SUIT BIDDING Distributional Points Opening Bids Point requirements for game and slams Second Magic Number Responses to opening suit bids Rebids by the Opening Bidder NO TRUMP BIDDING Opening One No Trump bids Responses to No Trump bids Stayman Convention Stayman Interference FORCING BIDS COMPETITION Reasons for competing Ways of competing Overcalls Responses to overcalls One no trump overcalls Take-out doubles and responses Defense against take-out double Cue bids Preemptive overcalls "Unusual" no trump BIG HAND BIDDING Opening two bids in suits and responses Blackwood convention Grand slam force Big no trump hands Gerber convention PREEMPTIVE BIDDING PENALTY DOUBLES PATTERNS OF PLAY How tricks are won DECLARER PLAY The finesse Establishing long suits Play in trump contracts When to pull trumps When to delay pulling trumps No trump play Hold-up play Dangerous opponent Which suit to set up Entries DEFENSIVE PLAY Opening leads No trump leads Rule of Eleven Suit contract leads Third hand play Signalling Lead-directing doubles ADVANCED PLAY Strip and end plays Simple squeeze Counting the hand Dummy reversals False-carding Bath coup YOUR BRIDGE SYSTEM PROPRIETIES OTHER SYSTEMS The weak two bid Preemptive single jump overcalls Dopi Balancing Third hand openings Drury The negative double Transfer bids Flannery
CONTENTS Introduction BASICS OF GAME First Magic Number Mechanics of game Scoring BIDDING Goal of bidding How to evaluate hand Point count system What is an opening bid? SUIT BIDDING Distributional Points Opening Bids Point requirements for game and slams Second Magic Number Responses to opening suit bids Rebids by the Opening Bidder NO TRUMP BIDDING Opening One No Trump bids Responses to No Trump bids Stayman Convention Stayman Interference FORCING BIDS COMPETITION Reasons for competing Ways of competing Overcalls Responses to overcalls One no trump overcalls Take-out doubles and responses Defense against take-out double Cue bids Preemptive overcalls "Unusual" no trump BIG HAND BIDDING Opening two bids in suits and responses Blackwood convention Grand slam force Big no trump hands Gerber convention PREEMPTIVE BIDDING PENALTY DOUBLES PATTERNS OF PLAY How tricks are won DECLARER PLAY The finesse Establishing long suits Play in trump contracts When to pull trumps When to delay pulling trumps No trump play Hold-up play Dangerous opponent Which suit to set up Entries DEFENSIVE PLAY Opening leads No trump leads Rule of Eleven Suit contract leads Third hand play Signalling Lead-directing doubles ADVANCED PLAY Strip and end plays Simple squeeze Counting the hand Dummy reversals False-carding Bath coup YOUR BRIDGE SYSTEM PROPRIETIES OTHER SYSTEMS The weak two bid Preemptive single jump overcalls Dopi Balancing Third hand openings Drury The negative double Transfer bids Flannery
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