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| | Description | The Fun Way To Serious Bridge is for anyone who wants to learn and understand the fundamentals of the mind-stimulating and challenging game of bridge -- and enjoy every minute of it! Harry Lampert combines his skills as a bridge player and teacher with his artistic talents to bring you a totally new FUN way to learn the game. The magic of his superb cartoons and simple, informative language will help you to absorb the principles of serious contract bridge -- and remember them. You'll laugh and learn every step of the way from opening bids to strip and end plays. Whether novice or seasoned social player, this unique book will make good bridge a simple "trick." You'll learn all about: * Opening bids, suit bids, response and no trump bids, and how to force bids * Competition and the reasons and ways behind it * Big hand bidding such as Blackwood Convention, grand slam force and Gerber Convention * Patterns of play including how tricks are won, the finesse, establishing a long suit, when to pull and delay trumps and entries. * Defensive and advanced play -- plus much more! | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Harry Lampert | | Paperback: | 160 pages | | Publisher: | Touchstone | | Publication Date: | May 15, 1986 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 067163027X | | Product Length: | 8.4 inches | | Product Width: | 5.32 inches | | Product Height: | 0.38 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.41 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.2 inches | | Package Width: | 5.2 inches | | Package Height: | 0.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 23 reviews |
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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Best book I found to review fundamentals Dec 19, 1996
Fun, easy, quick way to establish basics with potential
party-bridge player entering duplicate play. I keep 2
copies so I can loan one to new partners. His other
book Fun Way to Advanced Bridge is an excellent followup.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
A Great Way to Learn Bridge Sep 27, 2001
If you're a pretty good card player, the hardest thing about learning Bridge is becoming fluent in the specialized language of bidding. Mr. Lampert actually makes this task enjoyable with his great cartoons. They make it easy to recall the proper bid(s) in each situation you encounter. This book is proof that a picture is worth a thousand words.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Thin, but densely packed...where are the cartoons? Feb 20, 2004
By Carlos N. Velez
"carlos_n_velez"
My impression when I picked this book up was that there would be tons of cartoons to help remember all of the "rules", e.g, my partner bids 1S, my hand has 10 points, therefore I should do this. In my view, there are not enough cartoons to really help remember the material. So, from this point of view, the book is not successful. Where the book does shine is in its highly concentrated explanation of the basics. I carry this book in my briefcase and read portions of it every day. Think of this book as a supplementary collection of notes to augment your other bridge books. This would be an good, inexpensive textbook for a 10-week class on bridge basics, for example. I think if you really learn the material in this book, you will be a very good beginner with ample room to grow.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Easy to follow Oct 08, 2002
By Liza Levy
I have looked at several bridge books for beginners. This one breaks things down step by step, so you're not overwhelmed with information. It also explains the logic behind bids and plays, which makes them easier to understand and remember. It is by far the best beginner bridge book I have seen.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
A wonderful book Jul 29, 2000
I hold this book as the model of books I'd like to write -- on any topic. I think it helps that the author's a cartoonist. I'm ordering 8 more copies now -- I just taught a new batch of bridge players.
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