SynopsisWhat do Martina Navratilova, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet have in common? They're all bridge fanatics! The card came is popular again--at home, online, and in schools. Whether readers are learning bridge from scratch or looking to improve their game, this book is the ultimate contract bridge manual. Bridge master Brent Manley takes you step by step from the rudiments of bidding to the more advanced principles of tournament play. You learn how to: Play a contract and keep score Gain confidence in competitive bidding Recognize good vs. bad leads Successfully communicate with their partners Win tricks more frequently This book provides readers with all the skills and tips they need to play this highly social and totally addicting card game! This edition includes completely new information on: Important bridge terminology Bidding accuracy and judgment Online bridge, What do Martina Navratilova, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet have in common? They're all bridge fanatics! The card game is popular again--at home, online, and in schools. Whether readers are learning bridge or looking to improve their game, this is the ultimate contract bridge manual. Bridge master Brent Manley will teach readers step by step from bidding to tournament play. Gamers learn how to: * Play a contract and keep score * Gain confidence in competitive bidding * Recognize good vs. bad leads * Successfully communicate with their partners The Everything Bridge Book, 2nd Edition provides readers with the skills and tips they need to play this totally addicting card game! This edition includes completely new material on: * Important bridge terminology * Bidding accuracy and judgment * Online bridge AUTHOR: Brent Manley is the editor-in-chief of The Bridge Bulletin, the bridge magazine with the world's largest circulation, published by the American Contract Bridge League. He has been on the staff of the magazine since 1989 and has been editor since 1997. A tournament bridge player since 1975, his masterpoint holdings put him in the top 5 percent of tournament players. He has written extensively about the game for more than a decade and edited most of the world's best-known bridge writers., What do Martina Navratilova, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet have in common? They're all bridge fanatics. This title provides readers with the skills and tips they need to play this card game. It includes: important bridge terminology; information about bidding accuracy; and tips on developing bidding judgment., What do Martina Navratilova, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet have in common? They're all bridge fanatics The card came is popular again--at home, online, and in schools. Whether readers are learning bridge from scratch or looking to improve their game, this book is the ultimate contract bridge manual. Bridge master Brent Manley takes you step by step from the rudiments of bidding to the more advanced principles of tournament play. You learn how to: Play a contract and keep score Gain confidence in competitive bidding Recognize good vs. bad leads Successfully communicate with their partners Win tricks more frequently This book provides readers with all the skills and tips they need to play this highly social and totally addicting card game This edition includes completely new information on: Important bridge terminology Bidding accuracy and judgment Online bridge
LC Classification NumberGV1282.3M3415 2009