Bridge for Dummies

Cover......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 4
Title Page......Page 23
Introduction......Page 31
Part I: Beginning with Basic Notrump Play......Page 38
Chapter 1: Going to Bridge Boot Camp......Page 40
Chapter 2: Counting and Taking Sure Tricks......Page 51
Chapter 3: Using Winning Trick Techniques at Notrump Play......Page 59
Chapter 4: Outsmarting Your Opponents at Notrump Play......Page 79
Part II: Playing the Hand in a Trump Contract......Page 99
Chapter 5: Introducing Trump Suits......Page 101
Chapter 6: Creating Extra Winners and Discarding Losers......Page 118
Chapter 7: Setting Up the Dummy's Long Suit......Page 128
Chapter 8: Getting Rid of Losers by Using the Dummy's Trump Cards......Page 142
Part III: Bidding for Fun and Profit......Page 150
Chapter 9: Starting with Bidding Basics......Page 152
Chapter 10: Making a Successful Opening Bid......Page 165
Chapter 11: Responding to an Opening Bid......Page 193
Chapter 12: Rebidding by the Opener......Page 229
Chapter 13: Rebidding by the Responder......Page 258
Part IV: Forging Ahead with Advanced Bidding Techniques......Page 281
Chapter 14: Creating Interference: Defensive Bidding......Page 283
Chapter 15: Double Trouble: Doubling and Redoubling......Page 303
Chapter 16: Hitting Hard: Slam Bidding......Page 322
Part V: Playing a Strong Defense and Keeping Score......Page 336
Chapter 17: Defending against Notrump Contracts......Page 338
Chapter 18: Defending against Trump Contracts......Page 359
Chapter 19: Playing Second Hand......Page 378
Chapter 20: Wrapping Up with Scorekeeping......Page 390
Part VI: Feeding Your Addiction to Bridge......Page 407
Chapter 21: Joining Bridge Clubs and the Tournament World......Page 409
Chapter 22: Playing Bridge on Your Computer and Online......Page 421
Part VII: The Part of Tens......Page 426
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Be a Better Bridge Partner......Page 428
Chapter 24: Ten Great Bridge Resources......Page 431
Appendix: Acol Bidding System......Page 436
Cheat Sheet......Page 452