Bridge for Dummies (Paperback, 3)

Introduction 1 Part I: Beginning with Basic Notrump Play 7 Chapter 1: Going to Bridge Boot Camp 9 Chapter 2: Counting and Taking Sure Tricks 19 Chapter 3: Using Winning Trick Techniques at Notrump Play 27 Chapter 4: Outsmarting Your Opponents at Notrump Play 45 Part II: Playing the Hand in a Trump Contract 63 Chapter 5: Introducing Trump Suits 65 Chapter 6: Creating Extra Winners and Discarding Losers 81 Chapter 7: Setting Up the Dummy's Long Suit 91 Chapter 8: Getting Rid of Losers by Using the Dummy's Trump Cards 103 Part III: Bidding for Fun and Profit 111 Chapter 9: Starting with Bidding Basics 113 Chapter 10: Making a Successful Opening Bid 123 Chapter 11: Responding to an Opening Bid 147 Chapter 12: Rebidding by the Opener 179 Chapter 13: Rebidding by the Responder 205 Part IV: Forging Ahead with Advanced Bidding Techniques 227 Chapter 14: Creating Interference: Defensive Bidding 229 Chapter 15: Double Trouble: Doubling and Redoubling 247 Chapter 16: Hitting Hard: Slam Bidding 267 Part V: Playing a Strong Defense and Keeping Score 279 Chapter 17: Defending against Notrump Contracts 281 Chapter 18: Defending against Trump Contracts 299 Chapter 19: Playing Second Hand 317 Chapter 20: Wrapping Up with Scorekeeping 329 Part VI: Feeding Your Addiction to Bridge 345 Chapter 21: Joining Bridge Clubs and the Tournament World 347 Chapter 22: Playing Bridge on Your Computer and Online 357 Part VII: The Part of Tens 361 Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Be a Better Bridge Partner 363 Chapter 24: Ten Great Bridge Resources 367 Appendix: Acol Bidding System 373 Index 387