Advanced Bridge

About this eBook

Author

Elwell, J. B. (Joseph Bowne), 1874-1920

Title

Advanced Bridge; The Higher Principles of the Game Analysed and Explained

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Bridge whist

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 51216

Release Date

February 14, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ADVANCED BRIDGE
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.The Laws of Bridge REVISED 1905 — THE RUBBER — SCORING — CUTTING — FORMING TABLES — CUTTING OUT — RIGHTS OF ENTRY — SHUFFLING — THE DEAL — A NEW DEAL — DECLARING TRUMPS — DOUBLING, REDOUBLING, ETC. — DUMMY — CARDS EXPOSED BEFORE PLAY — CARDS EXPOSED DURING PLAY — LEADS OUT OF TURN — CARDS PLAYED IN ERROR — THE REVOKE — GENERAL RULES — NEW CARDS — BYSTANDERS — SPADE CONVENTION
5. 5.ETIQUETTE
6. 6.BRIDGE FOR THREE PLAYERS
7. 7.THE SCORE — DECLARING TO THE SCORE — PLAYING TO THE SCORE — THE NON-DEALER’S PLAY TO THE SCORE
8. 8.THE DECLARATION — “NO-TRUMP” DECLARATION BY THE DEALER — RULES FOR “NO-TRUMP” DECLARATION BY THE DEALER — “NO-TRUMP” WITH THREE ACES — “NO-TRUMP” WITH TWO ACES AND ONE OTHER GUARDED SUIT — “NO-TRUMP” WITH TWO ACES — “NO-TRUMP” WITH ONE ACE — “NO-TRUMP” WITHOUT AN ACE — EXAMPLES OF NO-TRUMP MAKES — HEARTS — RULES FOR THE HEART MAKE — FIVE HEARTS INCLUDING THREE HONOURS — FIVE HEARTS INCLUDING TWO HONOURS — FIVE HEARTS WITH ONE HONOUR — FOUR HEARTS WITH THREE HONOURS — EXAMPLES OF HANDS THAT SHOULD NOT BE PASSED — HEARTS IN PREFERENCE TO “NO-TRUMP” — HEARTS, NOT “NO-TRUMPS” — DIAMONDS — CLUBS — SPADES — PASSED MAKES — ABANDONING SPADE HANDS
9. 9.DOUBLING — REDOUBLING — ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF A HAND — THE LEAD WHEN PARTNER HAS DOUBLED — THE HEART CONVENTION — THE WEAK SUIT CONVENTION
10. 10.THE NON-DEALER’S PLAY AGAINST A DECLARED TRUMP — THE OPENING LEAD — EXAMPLES OF OPENING LEADS — INFERENCES FROM HIGH CARD LEADS — INFERENCES FROM LOW CARD LEADS — EXAMPLES OF INFERENCE FROM OPENING LEADS — ORIGINAL TRUMP OPENINGS — ORIGINAL TRUMP OPENINGS FROM STRENGTH — THE TRUMP LEAD AGAINST A SPADE MAKE — HOW TO PLAY TO PARTNER’S TRUMP OPENING — LEADING TRUMPS TO PREVENT A RUFF IN THE WEAK TRUMP HAND — SHORT SUIT OPENINGS — LEADING THROUGH STRENGTH — WHEN TO LEAD THROUGH STRENGTH — CHOICE OF SUITS TO LEAD THROUGH — SUGGESTIONS FOR THIRD HAND PLAY — INFERENCES FROM THIRD-HAND PLAY — LEADING UP TO DUMMY — THE ECHO — FORCING — RETURNING PARTNER’S LEAD — SECOND-HAND PLAY — WHEN YOU PLAY BEFORE THE DUMMY — WHEN YOU PLAY BEFORE THE DEALER
11. 11.INFERENCES — THE VALUE OF INFORMATION — HOW TO DRAW INFERENCES — INFERENCES REGARDING THE MAKE — GENERAL INFERENCES
12. 12.THE NON-DEALER’S PLAY OF A “NO-TRUMP” HAND — THE ORIGINAL LEAD — THE ORIGINAL LEAD AT “NO-TRUMP” — OPENING A SHORT SUIT AGAINST A “NO-TRUMP” DECLARATION — UNBLOCKING — RETURNING PARTNER’S LEAD — HOLDING UP BY THE NON-DEALERS — TAKING OUT RE-ENTRY CARDS
13. 13.THE DISCARD — THE DISCARD AGAINST A DECLARED TRUMP — THE DISCARD AT “NO-TRUMP” — HINTS ON DISCARDING — THE REVERSE DISCARD — DISCARDING BY THE DEALER
14. 14.THE DEALER’S PLAY — COMBINING THE HANDS OF DEALER AND DUMMY — ACE, QUEEN, JACK COMBINATION — ACE, KING, JACK COMBINATION — ACE, JACK, TEN COMBINATION — KING, JACK, TEN COMBINATION — MISCELLANEOUS COMBINATIONS — ARRANGING THE LEAD — FINESSING — THE FINESSE OBLIGATORY — WATCHING THE DISCARDS IN ORDER TO LOCATE FINESSES — SECOND HAND PLAYS
15. 15.MANAGEMENT OF TRUMPS BY THE DEALER — WHEN TO LEAD TRUMPS — WHEN NOT TO LEAD TRUMPS — UNBLOCKING THE TRUMP SUIT — NOT FORCING YOUR STRONG TRUMP HAND — LEADING TRUMPS TO PREVENT A RUFF — WHEN TO DRAW THE REMAINING TRUMPS — DISCONTINUING THE LEAD OF TRUMPS — WHEN TO TRUMP — OVERTRUMPING — RE-ENTRY CARDS — FORCING DISCARDS — THROWING THE LEAD
16. 16.THE DEALER’S PLAY OF A “NO-TRUMP” DECLARATION — CHOICE OF SUITS — KEEPING THE COMMANDING CARD OF THE ADVERSARIES’ SUIT — RE-ENTRY CARDS — UNBLOCKING — OVERTAKING — “DUCKING” — “OVERTAKING AND UNBLOCKING” — “OVERTAKING AND DUCKING” — THE DEFENCE AGAINST OVERTAKING AND “DUCKING”
17. 17.CARD STRATEGY
18. 18.LOST TRICKS
19. 19.“YOUR PARTNER.”
20. 20.ILLUSTRATIVE HANDS
21. 21.END PLAY
22. 22.GLOSSARY
23. 23.INDEX.

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