BRIDGE - A BEGINNER'S GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
Bridge is a skilled card game derived from whist, for four or groups of four people, playing in pairs. In the first case, the game is usually played in a rubber format and the winner is the pair that accumulates the greatest number of points (awarded according to certain rules) at the end of the rubber. In the second case, or duplicate bridge, the same distribution of cards is played at all the tables and the winning pair is decided by comparing the results from each table. In this case, bridge is not a game anymore; it is a fair competition from which luck has been eliminated.
The game itself is considered to be the most stimulating card game ever conceived. At the same time, it takes longer to learn it and even longer to master it. The key is practice. Try to find a friend or a relative who would also like to learn it and do it together. It is more fun and you already have found your partner! At the end of the lessons, both of you would have learned the same thing and you would already have the bidding and playing tuned properly.
The instructions are based on the "Standard American" bidding system, one of the most popular systems in the world. Click here to see a sample lesson. It is my hope that by the end of these lessons you have grasped the beauty of the game and start playing it. Good places to try are the Internet's OKbridge, Game Zone, Latin Bridge and other bridge clubs. There, you will meet players of all levels, from novice to experts and from teenagers to grandparents. Lots of information about bridge can also be found at Bridge World and Batsford's Books sites.
I am looking forward to meeting you soon at the table!
Your lessons are a lot better and easier to follow than some books I bought before....Margot Mazeau
I find the lessons excellent for my purpose...You have good organizational skills. The explanations are clear and placed where they should be. Thank you....Parks Hendry
My group of interested people has really grown.....Your lessons are really creating a stir here at Meadowood, and I am having great fun leading them. Thanks and thanks again....Lois
The cost of the entire set of 12 lessons, complete with exercises, is US$ 25.00 (CA$ 25.00) sent by e-mail (Word files), or US$ 30.00 (CA$ 30.00) by post-mail in North America.
To order the entire set of lessons, or on-line "live" lessons over the Internet, please send an e-mail to:
Dan Berkley/dbe@interlog.com
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