Bridge Cardplay: An Easy Guide - 2. Ruffing Losers - Softcover

Bird, David; Smith, Marc

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1771402288 ISBN 13: 9781771402286

Publisher: Master Point Press, 2021

Synopsis

Whether you are just setting out to discover the wonderful game of bridge, or have played for some time, your success will be limited without a sound understanding of the basic techniques of cardplay.

 

In this series, two of the game's top writers explain clearly the various cardplay skills that you will need. Every booklet contains six chapters - each ending with a short Quiz.

The topics covered in this second book, on Ruffing Losers, are:

Ruffing in the short-trump hand

Should I draw trumps before the ruff?

Preparing for the ruff

Should I ruff high or low?

When is it wrong to ruff?

Planning the necessary ruffs

About this title

About the Authors

DAVID BIRD (Southampton, UK) is the world's most prolific bridge writer, with over 150 bridge books to his name. Known for the clarity of his writing and explanations, he has won the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year Award a record nine times. His celebrated humorous fiction series, featuring the cantankerous Abbot, has run for over 45 years.

MARC SMITH (Southampton, UK) is the author, with Barbara Seagram, of the world's best-selling bridge book for more than sixty years: 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. He has written many other bridge books and played successfully in several international championships. He is a popular bridge teacher on the internet, conducting many classes at all levels of play.

Edition details

• Publisher: Master Point Press
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1771402288
• ISBN 13: 9781771402286
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 54