| 25 Bridge Myths Exposed Contributor(s): Bird, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1894154525 ISBN-13: 9781894154529 Publisher: Master Point Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2002 Annotation: Like any game, bridge abounds with rules: 'Eight ever, nine never', 'Cover an honor with an honor', 'When in doubt lead trumps', 'Never open with fewer than 13 points', and so forth. While many of these are perfectly valid, and quite useful for beginning players, rules are made to be broken. In this book, the author of The Bridge Technique Series shows the reader how and why and when to break the rules to their advantage. This is a book that will introduce improving novice players to new possibilities, and allow them to progress to the next stage in their development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Card Games - Bridge |
| Dewey: 795.41 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 7.44" W x 9.26" (0.93 lbs) 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Do you remember the first few times you played bridge? To get you started, a friend probably gave you a few helpful hints -- perhaps one of the ones listed to the left. There are many such general guidelines for bridge players -- some of them valuable, some not. But these are the Bridge Myths, not the Bridge Rules -- because they all have exceptions and none should be followed blindly. In reading this book you will get to see what it is about each guideline that makes it so useful; more importantly, you will also learn to recognize the times when you should ignore it. DECLARER'S MYTHS - Draw trumps straight away - Hold up an ace - Win as cheaply as possible - Play low in second seat - Eight ever, nine never - Ruff losers in the dummy - Finesse whenever you can - Play on your longest suit first - Lead towards high cards - Ruff the defenders' winners - Lead low to a trick - Run your longest suit - Leave the big decision until last DEFENDER'S MYTHS - Third hand high - Return partner's suit - Cover an honor with an honor - Second hand low - Capture an honor with an honor - Lead through strength - Discard from your weakest suit - Score a ruff when you can - Never give a ruff-and-sluff - Split your honors - Follow low when a trick is lost - Don't ruff partner's winner David Bird, who lives near Southampton, England, has written more than 100 books on the game. Despite spending much of the year travelling, he still finds time to write new stories every month for a host of magazines around the world, usually featuring his best-known characters, the monks of St. Titus Abbey. He is also a regular commentator on BBO broadcasts of top-level competitions. |