Introduction

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to playing bridge, with information on common mistakes and how to avoid them, simple instructions for improved play, and a wealth of useful little hints and tips.

This book is designed for the ordinary club member with a fair amount of playing under their belt and a knowledge of the more popular systems of play, and it would prove invaluable to those fitting this description who want to improve their game.

Chapters

The chapters of this book include: "The Points you Lose - Ignoring the Odds", "The Points you Lose - Playing the Dummy", "The Points you Lose - in Defense", "The Points you Lose - in Bidding", "The Points you Lose - in Not Doubling", "Your Battlefield", "Don't Teach your Partner", et cetera.

We are republishing this volume now complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.