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Second edition, revised and updated. Twenty years ago, Kantar set about distilling his bridge wisdom into a trilogy of books for the intermediate player, one each on Bidding, Play and Defense. Each consisted of several hundred short Tips, and the author believes that any reader who absorbs even a fraction of them will improve his or her game by at least 25%. The Tips in this book have been completely revised and updated by the author in the light of modern bidding, and a number of new tips have been added. Eddie Kantar (Santa Monica, CA) is one of the most popular and prolific bridge writers in the world. A winner of two World Championships, and a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame, his many books include Modern Bridge Defense, Advanced Bridge Defense, the hilarious Kantar on Kontract, and of course, Roman Keycard Blackwood. His work appears regularly in many bridge magazines around the world. "There is abundant new material in this second edition. I can't think of any basic defensive topic that is not covered. It is an ideal primer: complete, succinct, entertaining and witty."- Bruce Altshuler, The Bridge World

This history includes reports on each series of Camrose matches from the first series of matches in 1937 to the seventy-ninth series in 2021 and the appointment and reports of the Northern Ireland Bridge Union Selection Committees. The brief biographies of the 44 players who played in ten or more Northern Ireland Camrose Trophy matches are introduced in the narrative when each such player ceased playing for Northern Ireland in Camrose Trophy matches. The results of Camrose teams, partnerships who played 8 or more matches and players who played 10 or more matches are set out and compared.

SUIT PREFERENCE SIGNALSIf there was ever an area in bridge that resembles walking thru a mine field this is it. No topic causes more confusion and arguments than suit preference signals. "e;Partner, I played a deuce. Why didn't you switch to a club?"e; is heard everywhere all the time. Most signals in bridge are attitude and some are count. At the end of the line are suit preference signals. And yet, they can be found in the most unusual and useful opportunities, often overlooked. The authors here thru the use of many deals explain the do's and don'ts of suit preference signals. The history of suit preference and it's present methods are clearly explained. After reading this book with your partner, your defensive signaling will improve so you will be able to traverse the minefields unafraid, and put fear into your opponent's, defeating contracts that others are making.

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This book contains detailed background information, rules, and instructions for playing 40 games from 5,000 BCE to 1600 CE and from Ancient Egypt to Renaissance England. Carefully researched and lavishly illustrated, it will be a fascinating and enjoyable resource for historians, reenactors, or people who just enjoy playing historical games. All of the rule sets have been extensively play tested to balance historical authenticity with playability.

Aight So Boom: Wanna Learn Spades is a dope book; you'll find real gems on how to play Spades, strategize and win.Here you will not be learning how to play the computer version. So, no, you can't bid a zero or nil.In this book, you will find the tips and tools on how to play with some psychology behind it. First, Khalimah explains how many cards to deal with, how many players, how to bid, and even the different ways people play, there's so much to explore with this book equipped with 'house rules', memes, and score sheets.Khalimah discusses some points on why she thinks it's such a popular game in the African American community and what kind of energy can be created by playing this game.This book is a good starting point to understanding the game of Spades but also understanding how you and your character fit in. Pull up to the table and grab your hand so you can start slamming cards too!

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How do defender's win trump tricks? Other than having high honors, natural winners, it's by getting an early ruff of a short suit. Far more fulfilling and intriguing possibilities arise in poking away at declarer's trump suit and plucking out an unexpected trick. Trump promotion has been described as the magic of creating trump tricks that didn't exist at the beginning of the deal. The basis for this is simple. By putting declarer in a position where to win the trick he must ruff high, he promotes one of defender's cards to a winner. At times this can be surprising and clever. Often when it seems you have no possibility of further defensive tricks, along comes a trump trick seemingly out of thin air. A trump promotion, often referred to as an uppercut, creates a trump trick in a defender's hand where one doesn't exist. A couple of actions to note involve giving a ruff/sluff where declarer has no losers to discard. But partner is also void and ruffs high enough to force the next hand, either dummy or declarer, to ruff with a relatively high trump. In this book, Jim takes you thru the various techniques of how defenders achieve trump promotion. There are many example deals followed by quiz deals to help you when you face these problems at the bridge tables.

An in-depth 'over-the-shoulder' look at top-level bridge. While describing almost 200 deals that he played in World and European Championships, one of the world's best players, Boye Brogeland, discusses bidding and cardplay, as well as his approach to the mental side of the game. A fascinating glimpse into the thought processes of a champion bridge player, as well as a look at state-of-the-art bidding methods, some of which are described here for the first time.Boye Brogeland (Norway) has won both the World and European Championships, and is a regular participant in North American tournaments.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.

Take All Your Chances at Bridge was published in 2009 and has already been reprinted twice. It won the American Bridge Teachers 2010 Book of the Year Award for best intermediate-level book. In this sequel, Kantar presents another collection of play problems for advancing players. Again, the theme is not just finding a good line of play: the trick is to combine as many possible lines as possible to optimize your chances of making the contract. Full of Kantar's inimitable humor and extra tips, as well as lots of good bridge, this one is another sure winner.Eddie Kantar (Santa Monica, CA) is one of the most popular and prolific bridge writers in the world. A winner of two World Championships, and a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame, his many books include Modern Bridge Defense, Advanced Bridge Defense, the hilarious Kantar on Kontract, and of course, Roman Keycard Blackwood. His work appears regularly in many bridge magazines around the world.

This unusual book will greatly appeal to card game enthusiasts and historians of the pastime. A fascinating look at the style and type of the suits with sections on the different types of cards ¿ tarot and four suit decks. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

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