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Played around the world - according to one famous player, if you play bridge, you will make friends wherever you go.If you want to bid accurately and achieve greatly improved results at the bridge table, you have to master the Losing Trick Count. It is a...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781549706110Author Tim AnderFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm)...

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...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486285979Author S.W. ErdnaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781702999854Author Austin D KaplanFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Han Global Trading Pte LtdPublisher Han Global Trading Pte LtdWeight(grams)...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780760383704Author Bryan MilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint New Shoe PressPublisher New Shoe PressWeight(grams) 499g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486434650Author Wilfrid JonsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Here you can learn how to avoid bidding contracts that prove to be impossible to make.Bidding depends to some extent on the agreed system, but underpinning those methods are standards that are common around the globe: the Golden Rules.The authors combine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646111824Author Corinne SchmittFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486217550Author Jean HugardFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm)...

Cute Little Lenormand is a colourful, modern take on a classic divination deck. Lenormand is a simple, intuitive form of cartomancy that can spark inspiration, shed clarity on confusing situations, and even hint at what the future might hold. With a...

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...

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...

Tabletop and board games aren't just for rainy days or awkward family events anymore. As the game industry grows, people of all ages are jumping to play "the original social network."In our ever-increasing technological world, playing old-school games is...

BRIDGE WORLD said of the first edition: 'is as good a quiz book as has ever appeared...Instead of examples of well-known ideas, the author presents truly practical situations...the questions emphasise those aspects of bridge play that are truly important...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780818407277Author Gus HansenFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Citadel PressPublisher Kensington PublishingWeight(grams) 348g

Conventions are a vital element of bidding in bridge. Unless they are easily and clearly understood they can be destructively dangerous. This book contains the most common conventions you are likely to encounter at the duplicate table, together with...

Stuck indoors? This book is your saviour.Turn to a bumper 501 simple and accessible games and activities to keep your whole family amused for hours, if not days.Inside, in the garden, in the car, for all family sizes and ages - this book covers all the...

Based on the hit card game that has sold millions of copies around the world, the Unlock! Escape Adventure Puzzle Book provides a new way to enjoy the popular Unlock! Escape Adventure series.Immerse yourself in this colourful escape-room experience,...

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...

As readers found in BEATEN BY THE MASTERS, a host of entertaining characters face each other at the bridge table - the school Matron, the fearsome Headmaster, the ancient Reverend Benson, the much-loved senior maths master, Bertie Bellis, over-bearing...

DEADLY DEFENCE covers every important aspect in bridge to make good bridge players into excellent defenders. It deals with opening leads (how to convey maximum information), defensive play when playing second hand, third hand and also when you are first...

This book is for you if you are serious about wanting to improve your duplicate skills. If you and your partner adopt most of the bidding methods recommended in the Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge and you regularly follow the guide-lines for declarer...

This latest edition of an outstanding book contains some new tips which reflect the changes in the game since the original publication in 1987. Learning from bitter experience at the bridge table is a slow, painful and often costly business. The 100...

Defence is the hardest part of bridge and even top-class players make mistakes much too frequently. Part 1 of this book gives insights into how to become a deceptive defender and how to recognize special defensive situations. Part 2 consists of a series...

'The monks are back. That's all you need to know if you have already been exposed to the wonderful series by Terence Reese and David Bird, featuring high-level bridge deals and high-level laughter, about the fanatical bridge-playing denizens of St Titus...

There is every reason to start children on bridge at an early age. In addition to the obvious benefits to arithmetic and logical reasoning, bridge develops memory, judgement, concentration, planning ability and cooperation. It is a social asset for life,...

As Hugh Kelsey says in his introduction, the brilliant card player achieves his results with a combination of logic and flair. And although many people may think flair plays a disproportionate part, the expert player, in fact, produces his sometimes...

How many times have you found yourself defending and wriggling with anguish at having to discard apparently certain winners? Hugh Kelsey's target here is to help you to avoid such pain - and other agonies that a competent declarer may inflict. By...

BRIDGE WITH THE BLUE TEAM sets down the most outstanding hands played by the Blue Team, the astonishingly successful Italian team which achieved a record number of victories in world-class championships, a feat unlikely to be equalled. The 140 chosen...

The opening lead is one of the toughest areas of the game. By following the guide-lines in this book not only will you find the winning lead more often, but also you will be able to avoid the futile or dangerous leads which make declarer's task easier...

Ron Klinger has assembled 50 great puzzles on declarer play, which will give the bridge player an opportunity to test their card-handling skills. Whatever the situation, whether high or low cards are held, the reader cannot fail but improve their game by...

A leading poker guru gives you the essential tips to win at Texas Hold 'Em poker at any time, whether at home, at a tournament or playing online. Lou Krieger, author of the bestselling 'Poker Player's Bible', covers the basics, such as tips on when to...

A leading poker guru gives you the essential tips to win at Texas Hold 'Em poker at any time, whether at home, at a tournament or playing online. Lou Krieger, author of the bestselling 'Poker Player's Bible', covers the basics, such as tips on when to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993688010Author Reiner KniziaFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Blue Terrier PressPublisher Blue Terrier PressWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

David Bird, the world's leading humorous bridge writer, joins forces again with Ron Klinger, one of the world's best-known bridge teachers and authors. The result is a scintillating new collection of stories about the bridge-playing Rabbi.Where else...