Bridge For Dummies: Third Edition

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'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 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.-Covers playing bridge online -Includes updated websites and other resources -Gives you the latest bidding techniques, including ACOL Bridge For Dummies is the perfect guide for a beginner hoping to learn to play bridge as well as the seasoned player looking for new techniques and strategies.;""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Title Page""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Beginning with Basic Notrump Play""; ""Chapter 1: Going to Bridge Boot Camp""; ""Chapter 2: Counting and Taking Sure Tricks""; ""Chapter 3: Using Winning Trick Techniques at Notrump Play""; ""Chapter 4: Outsmarting Your Opponents at Notrump Play""; ""Part II: Playing the Hand in a Trump Contract""; ""Chapter 5: Introducing Trump Suits""; ""Chapter 6: Creating Extra Winners and Discarding Losers""; ""Chapter 7: Setting Up the Dummy's Long Suit""; ""Chapter 8: Getting Rid of Losers by Using the Dummy's Trump Cards"" ""Cover"" ""Table of Contents"" ""Title Page"" ""Introduction"" ""Part I: Beginning with Basic Notrump Play"" ""Chapter 1: Going to Bridge Boot Camp"" ""Chapter 2: Counting and Taking Sure Tricks"" ""Chapter 3: Using Winning Trick Techniques at Notrump Play"" ""Chapter 4: Outsmarting Your Opponents at Notrump Play"" ""Part II: Playing the Hand in a Trump Contract"" ""Chapter 5: Introducing Trump Suits"" ""Chapter 6: Creating Extra Winners and Discarding Losers"" ""Chapter 7: Setting Up the Dummy's Long Suit"" ""Chapter 8: Getting Rid of Losers by Using the Dummy's Trump Cards"" ""Part III: Bidding for Fun and Profit""""Chapter 9: Starting with Bidding Basics"" ""Chapter 10: Making a Successful Opening Bid"" ""Chapter 11: Responding to an Opening Bid"" ""Chapter 12: Rebidding by the Opener"" ""Chapter 13: Rebidding by the Responder"" ""Part IV: Forging Ahead with Advanced Bidding Techniques"" ""Chapter 14: Creating Interference: Defensive Bidding"" ""Chapter 15: Double Trouble: Doubling and Redoubling"" ""Chapter 16: Hitting Hard: Slam Bidding"" ""Part V: Playing a Strong Defense and Keeping Score"" ""Chapter 17: Defending against Notrump Contracts"" ""Chapter 18: Defending against Trump Contracts""""Chapter 19: Playing Second Hand"" ""Chapter 20: Wrapping Up with Scorekeeping"" ""Part VI: Feeding Your Addiction to Bridge"" ""Chapter 21: Joining Bridge Clubs and the Tournament World"" ""Chapter 22: Playing Bridge on Your Computer and Online"" ""Part VII: The Part of Tens"" ""Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Be a Better Bridge Partner"" ""Chapter 24: Ten Great Bridge Resources"" ""Appendix: Acol Bidding System"" ""Cheat Sheet"" 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-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 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.

• Covers playing bridge online
• Includes updated websites and other resources
• Gives you the latest bidding techniques, including ACOL

Bridge For Dummies is the perfect guide for a beginner hoping to learn to play bridge as well as the seasoned player looking for new techniques and strategies.

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