Suit Combinations in Bridge
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (596 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0713481641 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Scoglio said Truly superb in distilling the essence of probability in bridge. This tiny but precious volume suits my needs perfectly as the concepts and tactics for success (i) are independent of bidding systems and (ii) make no assumptions of having a regular partner (as so many books do). It is wonderfully logical in layout, extremely clear in explanations, and yet concise. Thankfully, no 'expert ' pitter-patter about 'what I did in the war', but gracefully crediting famous hands to the circumstances and crediting winning teams by individual (eg p9"Truly superb in distilling the essence of probability in bridge" according to Scoglio. This tiny but precious volume suits my needs perfectly as the concepts and tactics for success (i) are independent of bidding systems and (ii) make no assumptions of having a regular partner (as so many books do). It is wonderfully logical in layout, extremely clear in explanations, and yet concise. Thankfully, no 'expert ' pitter-patter about 'what I did in the war', but gracefully crediting famous hands to the circumstances and crediting winning teams by individual (eg p92). Not recommended to victims of ASD however. Kudos to Ms Brock!. ). Not recommended to victims of ASD however. Kudos to Ms Brock!. A Customer said Poor explanations, critical errors. This is a badly conceived, badly executed book. The author starts off with no introduction, no explanation of how to solve card combos, no discussion of the distribution of cards, no theory as to the differences between winning the maximum number of tricks vs winning a predetermined number.She just jumps right into combinations with no explanation as to how to learn them except by dint of memorization.On the *second* page she launches into restricted choice. For readers who have yearned for a cogent explanation of this principle, you won't find it here. Brock cops out by simply copyi
Analyses the correct percentage play of common suit combinations, classified according to the cards which are missing.