Product Description

Learn how to play bridge with this simple step-by-step guide. While good bridge classes are, of course, of great value, this book is itself the complete tutorial. It will help you to learn properly without other help and give you a solid foundation on which to start playing this absorbing game. Work at your own pace. Understand the key basic principles. Learn about the Acol system of bidding. Discover how to play a hand, both as declarer and in defence.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4151 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
Author of The Right Way to Play Bridge, Paul Mendelson is the Financial Times bridge correspondent and bridge professional at London's Roehampton Club.The youngest-ever captain of a winning Devonshire Cup team, he claimed the National Schools' Championship in 1983 and now runs lessons, seminars and lectures worldwide.

Customer Reviews

very good for complete beginners
as a resident of suffolk, england it is not easy to find bridge classes. i despaired of ever learning the game of bridge but since buying this book, i have managed to teach myself to a level where i can enjoy social games with my friends. It has made a big difference to my social life. What is more, each of my bridge friends has found items they did not know contained in the book and they too - even as experienced players have bought copies. Paul Mendleson writes very clearly, very easy to understand and brilliant charts with great aide memoires.
Very good - looking forward to reaching the standard for his other books. I'm hooked.

Excellent introduction to bridge
This is a very good book for beginners, describing the game and covering both the key aspects of both play and bidding well. Bidding methods are basic standard Acol, so are appropriate for either social or club bridge in the UK. Selection of material is excellent - covers what beginners need to know without including non-essentials. Value for money is excellent as well. There are just a couple of key omissions - notably that he does not state that a double of 1NT is always for penalties, which is the exact opposite of the double of a suit bid for takeout, so could be costly! Nevertheless, definitely five stars.

Not quite a bridge too far
The explanations are good, pitched at the right level for me, a complete beginner. However, the writing style is unnecessarily familiar and self-indulgent from time to time, and can be irritating. I would still recommend the book for its information and explanations.