Contract Bridge for Beginners: A Simple Concise Guide for the Novice (Including Point Count Bidding)

by Charles Henry Goren

Book Overview

Here is the first book on Contract Bridge for beginners which introduces them at once to the generally accepted Point Count method of bidding used by the experts. Written by the leading authority, the foremost teacher, and the most successful bridge player in the world, it will prove a boon to the novice and the average bridge player alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671210521
• ISBN13: 9780671210526
• Release Date: April 1971
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent intro to bridge

This book is very easy to understand and is an excellent guide for anyone who wants to start playing bridge.

This book is a MUST for any newcomers to the game of Bridge!

After buying Bridge for Dummies and 5 Weeks to Winning Bridge, I bought Goren's Contract Bridge for Beginners. Goren is very simple and straight to the point in describing the game of bridge and the bidding process. The first section of the book shows you how to evaluate the strength of your cards. After strength is evaluated, Goren shows you how to bid and how to find a contract match with your partner. Goren also describes the details of scoring, bidding, response bidding, rebidding, doubling and all other important features of the game. All of Goren's explanations and instructions are VERY easy to understand. Examples are given and discussed in enough detail to get you started! Slam bidding is also included in this book. I bought this book about 6 weeks ago and I am enjoying playing bridge on the Internet with players from all over the world. Buy this book BEFORE you buy any of the others. This book will get you started quickly and efficiently and the price is right!