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We have some friends that play and I want to learn. I'm a how-to book freak and am looking for some suggestions.
Any suggestions for a newbie bridge player, but an experienced partnership-trick-taking card player (e.g. spades, euchre)? Bridge for Dummies or Idiot's Guides any good? Others? Thanks! Also, where would you suggest I play online after I learn a bit? |
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Bridge Base Online is by far the largest and best site for online play.
As This URL suggests, it has links to just about any site worth reading (and a lot not worth reading). As for beginner's books, there's a bazillion. The bridge litterature outnumber the poker ditto by a gazillion. Find something on amazone with "beginner" in the title. Well established writers in that area are Eddie Kantar, Mike Lawrence and Hugh Kelsey to mention a few. When you have found some interessting books feel free to ask for an opinion before buying |
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I've enjoyed Bridge Base (bridgebase.com). I'm bignumber3 if you ever see me on there. Others will give better book advice than I can.
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As for beginner's books, there's a bazillion. The bridge litterature outnumber the poker ditto by a gazillion. Find something on amazone with "beginner" in the title. Well established writers in that area are Eddie Kantar, Mike Lawrence and Hugh Kelsey to mention a few. When you have found some interessting books feel free to ask for an opinion before buying [/ QUOTE ] Holy crap, there are a lot of bridge books! Eddie Kantar wrote "Bridge for Dummies." It has good reviews and I have some Dummies books. However, one review says that is uses "a weird ... non-standard point system" that it seems many don't use. Would this hurt me? Any comments on this one? |
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Play online at bridgebase.com
Go to the same website and download "Learn to Play bridge" 1 and 2, they are free and good tools for a beginner. |
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[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] As for beginner's books, there's a bazillion. The bridge litterature outnumber the poker ditto by a gazillion. Find something on amazone with "beginner" in the title. Well established writers in that area are Eddie Kantar, Mike Lawrence and Hugh Kelsey to mention a few. When you have found some interessting books feel free to ask for an opinion before buying [/ QUOTE ] Holy crap, there are a lot of bridge books! Eddie Kantar wrote "Bridge for Dummies." It has good reviews and I have some Dummies books. However, one review says that is uses "a weird ... non-standard point system" that it seems many don't use. Would this hurt me? Any comments on this one? [/ QUOTE ] I don't know that particular book but Eddie Kantar is surely one of the worlds best writers, for advanced players as for beginners. I don't know which review you've read, but I simply don't believe that the book uses a weird point system. All over the world (USA, Denmark, Kenya, Chile, The South Pole....) beginners are taught (sp?) (variants of) the same system. |
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I used to recommend Five Weeks to Winning Bridge by Alfred Sheinwold, but I haven't kept current with what's available for beginners. I still see it for a couple of bucks at used book stores. I doubt anything in it is still considered controversial. It's very well written and easy to understand.
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If you are in NYC (going by the Mets logo), stop by the Honors Bridge Club on 57th b/w Park and Lex. (The building w/the NY Health and Racket club in it; north side of 57th almost smack in the middle of the block.) They have a big library there and can help you out.
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