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Bridge is a superb card game, perfect for keeping your memory sharp, played by millions around the world.This Fast Fact Finder is a guide and summary to the basics of bridge for the beginner and novice player, enabling players to check quickly important...

The perfect stocking filler for lovers of Card Games. 40 popular card games, with clear instructions and guidance on how to master each one. Easy to follow helpful advice on learning more than 40 of the most popular card games. This...

This is a fantastic compendium of the greatest card games from around the world, including the history, rules, and winning strategies for each game, with more than 400 illustrations. It covers everything from fun and simple games for beginners and family...

'One of the best introductory books I have come across is Basic Bridge. I recommend it to beginners and teachers alike' The European'By far the best' Bridge PlusThis is a definitive Acol textbook, equally valuable to rubber or duplicate bridge players...

Dive into the Dobble Puzzle Book, where all of your favourite Dobble icons have combined to create more than 140 creative puzzles inspired by the award-winning game. Everyone who loves Dobble will enjoy these colourful challenges, with puzzles ranging...

The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players.Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their...

Classic and comprehensive, this guide to over 350 games is sure to appeal to all ages. From Bridge to Poker and Solitaireto Hearts, card games are a beloved source of entertainment and competition (and they are recession proof!). Thisauthoritative book...

For those needing to grasp the fundamentals of sound bidding and play, Ron Klinger's BASIC BRIDGE is the answer. GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE is intended for the large majority who are ready to advance beyond the basics.While GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638783749Author Dustin RamsdellFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Runner-up in the beginner/novice category of the American Bridge Teachers Association 2020 Book of the Year Awards. Bridge is a hugely popular pastime enjoyed by millions, and yet whole books have been written about single aspects of the game, and...

Join the millions of people worldwide who have discovered the secrets of Bridge.This is a brilliant and original book. Three sections cover beginner, intermediate and advanced players. The tastiest morsels are to be found in the intermediate section...

Try a hand at bridge-and outsmart your opponents Bridge is the most popular card game in the world-and, as any player will tell you, is simply the best card game ever. Whether you're new to the game or a long-time player looking for new tricks, this new...

Many bridge books feature magical and inspiring hands but hands that are never seen in day-to-day play at the bridge table. Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards concentrates on the type of hands that will make a real difference to your scores and...

This book shows you how to improve your bridge at both a social and competitive level. Clear examples explain the detail of modern Acol bidding. This will enable the reader to plan and reassess their campaign step-by-step and calculate with precision...

Fancy yourself as a bridge player? This essential little book will show you how - in just 10 minutes.Introduces the basic rules and techniques for bidding, declarer play and defence.Useful bridge-table diagrams and quirky illustrations help the...

Winning demands control of the bidding. Before a card is played you must fight for the high ground or hustle your opponents beyond their safe level. Pro-active and fearless but not reckless in this hugely exciting partnership arena, you must judge every...

The Players: the best poker professionals in the world The Challenger: a wealthy banker from Dallas The Game: the richest poker stakes of all time... In 2001, a rich stranger from Texas descended upon the high-stakes poker room in the opulent Bellagio...

This is an essential handbook for anyone new to the game of Mahjong. It takes you from the very beginning - learning the rules, choosing a set (or playing online) to advanced advice on strategy and gamesmanship. Each stage of play is clearly explained...

Better Bridge with a Better Memory 'goes beyond ... wide-ranging advice ... and investigates one specific technique in detail. The method demonstrated is mnemonics, and the author shows how that approach, already widely in use in naming agreements and...

Improve your memory - challenge your gameplay skills!Thought to have been invented in the 17th century, cribbage remains one of the oldest and most popular card games for two or more players. The book is in two parts, the first introducing the game to...

The perfect book for when you're ready to move beyond 52-card pickup Feeling rummy? Ready to bridge the gap? In the mood to go fish? Card Games For Dummies is your source for rules, strategy, and fun. You'll learn everything you need to know to play and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385076807Author Walter B. GibsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, IncPublisher Random House USA...

Join the millions of people worldwide who have discovered the joy of bridgeKilling Defence at Bridge is one of the great classics of bridge. It carries the mark of a genius and was the first in a series of major books written by Hugh Kelsey, who became...

The world's oldest, and leading, bridge magazine, The Bridge World, said of this book:'Guide to Better Card Play is an elementary-through-intermediate textbook on declarer play and defence. Appropriately, the two phases of the book receive equal...

Join the world of Bridge - improve your memory, learn a new skill, enjoy one of the most fiendish card games, played around the world.The unique fast fact finder which enables players to check rapidly important points in bidding and play. Acol Bridge...

Teaches how to play Texas Hold 'Em Poker for beginners. This work contains terms, definitions, etiquette and rules and shows how poker hands are ranked. It helps you to understand your chances, appreciate the percentages, and master the odds so that your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394703107Author Edward O. ThorpFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm)...

NEW INSTANT GUIDE TO BRIDGE is designed as a quick reference book for every bridge player who wants to be sure of the best bid, lead or play. It includes what you need to know for opening bids, responses and rebids. There is also guidance on hand...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385153829Author Lance HumbleFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

Fifteen years on from Anthony Holden's undisputed classic BIG DEAL, the poker world has changed beyond recognition. When Holden played in the 1988 World Series of Poker there were 167 entrants competing for a prize of $270,000. At the 2006 WSOP, where...

At last, learn how to do all those showy tricks and flourishes - including step-by-step instruction and downloadable video! Send a deck of cards cascading from one hand to the other. Throw a card across the room. Predict the card even before your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486245805Author Karl FulvesFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm)...

'Many games provide fun, but Bridge grips you. It exercises your mind. Your mind can rust, you know, but Bridge prevents the rust from forming' Omar Sharif'Bridge is the most entertaining and intelligent card game the wit of man has so far devised' W...

In bridge, there are thousands of rules, guidelines, and understandings - but which are golden? Many players enjoy their game without knowing some of the most significant underlying facts about the game, making mistakes which ruin their scores. With...

Learn 70 tricks that are easy to master and hundreds of techniques that are essential for every budding magician.Easy Card Tricks includes mathematical dupes, sleights of hand,'mind-reading' stunts, expert shuffles, and card predictions that will seem...

"This is the book I have been waiting for all my life. A delightful reminder of how real games with real people are just about the most fun you can have..." - Stephen Fry"Game On is literally the best book I could own. I must buy one and for everyone I...

The revolution in tabletop gaming revealed and reviewed, in this entertaining and informative look at over 40 years of award-winning games.The annual Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) Awards are like the Oscars of the tabletop. Acclaimed British author...

There is such an abundance of hints, tips and advice available to bridge players that when faced with a particularly difficult problem, we find ourselves scrambling to remember that crucial solution. In this book, Paul Mendelson explains that when you...

Many competent players are frustrated by an apparent inability to score well at duplicate pairs. No matter how hard they try, the secret of success seems to lie forever beyond reach. The truth is that playing good bridge is not enough to win at pairs...

The Alchemy Elementals Deck is a revolutionary new deck designed to promote spiritual growth and evolution created by one of today's most dynamic spiritual leaders. Shaman Durek is a 6th generation shaman who has devoted his life to bringing a...