Book description
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:
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The basics of nontrump play
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How to play the hand in a trump contract
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Bidding for fun and profit
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Taking advantage of advanced bidding techniques
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Playing a strong defense and keeping score
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Playing bridge on your computer
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Playing in bridge clubs and tournaments
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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!
Eddie Kantar, a transplanted Californian, is one
of the best-known bridge writers in the world. He has more than 30
bridge books in print, some translated into 8 languages, and is a
regular contributor to the Bulletin, The Bridge World, Bridge
Today, and many other bridge publications.
Eddie, a two-time
World Champion, is highly regarded as a player and known as one of
bridge's great ambassadors.
Eddie learned to play bridge at age
11. By the time he was 17, he was teaching the game to his friends.
Eddie was so enthusiastic about bridge that he often took his bridge
books to school, hiding them behind his textbooks so that the teachers
couldn't see him reading about bridge during class. At the University
of Minnesota, where Eddie studied foreign languages, he taught bridge
to pay his tuition.
Eddie gained stature as a player by winning 2
World Championship titles and 11 North American Championships. His
North American titles include wins in the Spingold Knockout Teams, the
Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams, and the
Grand National Teams. Eddie is a Grand Master in World Bridge
Federation rankings and an ACBL Grand Life Master. Today Eddie is best
known as a writer, and many of his books are considered classics. When
not playing bridge or writing about the subject, he can be found
playing paddle tennis (an offshoot of tennis) or bridge at the paddle
tennis courts at Venice Beach (come and join the fun in either game).
By the way, Eddie is the only person ever to have played in both a
World Bridge Championship and a World Table Tennis Championship (he
did better at bridge).
Eddie was inducted into the Bridge Hall of
Fame in 1996, the same year he was inducted into the Minnesota State
Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
