MiniBridge for Adults (Expanded): Play Bridge without Bidding

By David Tscherne

MiniBridge for Adults Expanded Edition*
Play Bridge without Bidding

MiniBridge is the easiest way to learn, play, and master the game of Contract Bridge. Despite the name, there's nothing small about MiniBridge. It's everything conventional Contract Bridge is - minus the bidding. While some conventional Bridge players can't imagine Bridge without bidding, new players love it.

MiniBridge was developed in Europe as an introduction to Bridge for school children. But it was soon recognized as a challenging game for adults in its own right, and is now sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL).

Seniors have become especially strong proponents of MiniBridge, because it doesn't require memorizing (and recalling) complex bidding systems like the conventional Bridge.

That doesn't mean that MiniBridge isn't demanding, because it certainly is. Bridge is considered to be the most intellectually stimulating card game even invented. And MiniBridge can be just as challenging as conventional Bridge, even without the bidding.

Most training material for MiniBridge is directed toward children. But this book is specifically aimed at adults. The main difference is the tone, with slight variations in the rules and terminology as well.

MiniBridge, whether directed to children or adults, is an effort to solve a problem with conventional Bridge: namely its fixation on complex bidding systems. New players often get bogged down in the intricacies of bidding before learning the basics, and sadly many of them eventually lose interest. Bidding, it seems, has given Bridge a reputation of being hard to learn and boring to play.

MiniBridge takes a different approach. Players announce their hand strength instead of bidding. A contract is declared, and card play begins. Players also keep their own scores, rather than a computer keeping the score. This allows new players to quickly learn the skills they need to play Bridge effectively.

This is the beauty of MiniBridge. By eliminating bidding, you will learn the broad fundamentals of Bridge much more easily. And you'll have more fun in the process. After all, isn't that why we play Bridge?

*This is the expanded edition of MiniBridge for Adults. It includes supplemental material for players who want to dig a little deeper, and focus on advanced play and game theory. New players who want just the basics should get the classic edition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09JJGT3FC
• ISBN13: 9798497532791
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"