The Bridge World

SYSTEMS AND CONVENTIONS

	25 Steps to Learning 2/1 by Paul Thurston List Price: ~~$18.95~~ Price: $22.94 This is a Special Order item. 192 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Over the last fifteen or so years, the 2/1 Game Forcing bidding method has gained substantial popularity. This book is designed for players who are familiar with Standard bidding and are interested in switching to the 2/1 method. It covers basic concepts as well as the differences between 2/1 and Standard auctions, and includes a discussion of more advanced ideas and conventions that fit particul . . . read more.
	Enhanced Precision Fourth Edition by Ron Beall List Price: ~~$17.95~~ Price: $21.94 This is a Special Order item. 204 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Enhanced Precision is a bidding system for the determined tournament player, designed to arrive at the best possible contract. It is an evolved system with many enhancements compared to standard systems, even standard precisions. The author notes: When I completed the third edition of Enhanced Precision, I believed (or at least hoped!) that it would be the final version. But many people made sugg . . . read more.
	Helms to HELLO by Jerry Helms List Price: ~~$9.95~~ Price: $13.94 This is a Special Order item. 48 pages. Booklet. Also available as an E-book. The answer to your prayers - a simple, effective convention for competing over the opponents' 1NT opening bid! Originally self-published in 1996, the first edition sold out quickly, so that this much sought-after treatise has been unavailable for several years. The book describes how the convention works, and how to use it against various ranges of 1NT opening bids, as well as over strong 1 Club . . . read more.
	Jacoby 2NT (PYB) Practice Your Bidding Series by Barbara Seagram • Linda Lee List Price: ~~$8.95~~ Price: $12.94 This is a Special Order item. 68 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. With these handy little books, you can: Learn a new convention, or extend your knowledge of it; Learn and practice by yourself using the unique quiz format; Practice with your partner using the specially selected sample hands, and compare your results with the recommended auctions. . . . read more.
	Jacoby Transfers (PYB) Practice Your Bidding Series by Barbara Seagram • Andy Stark List Price: ~~$8.95~~ Price: $12.94 This is a Special Order item. 68 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. With these handy little books, you can: Learn a new convention, or extend your knowledge of it; Learn and practice by yourself using the unique quiz format; Practice with your partner using the specially selected sample hands, and compare your results with the recommended auctions. . . . read more.
	My System: The Unbalanced Diamond by Marshall Miles List Price: ~~$18.95~~ Price: $22.94 This is a Special Order item. 160 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Marshall Miles has been writing bridge books for more than fifty years, and during that time has remained one of the world's leading thinkers on the theory of bidding. His recent gold medal in the World Senior Teams shows that he has lost little of his edge with time. This book, a distillation of the ideas he has been developing and evolving over many years, describes what in his view is an optim . . . read more.
	Roman Keycard Blackwood: The Final Word Fifth Edition by Eddie Kantar List Price: ~~$23.95~~ Price: $27.94 This is a Special Order item. 244 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. This is the fifth (and according to the author, the very last - but don't hold your breath!) edition of what is acknowledged to be the definitive book on a convention that every serious player uses. Completely revised and updated from the previous version, this newest version contains even more leading-edge ideas, and is full of examples, quizzes and practice hands. A must for the tournament play . . . read more.
	Standard Bidding with SAYC by Ned Downey • Ellen (Caitlin) Pomer List Price: ~~$18.95~~ Price: $22.94 This is a Special Order item. 192 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. What is Standard Bidding? This is an increasingly hard question to answer, but the proliferation of bridge on the Internet in pickup partnerships makes it imperative that someone does so. Perhaps the most popular natural system for the hundreds of thousands of online players worldwide is the Standard American Yellow Card, or SAYC. In this book, for the first time, SAYC is fully described and expl . . . read more.
	The Mysterious Multi How To Play It, How To Play Against It by Mark Horton • Jan van Cleeff List Price: ~~$22.95~~ Price: $26.94 This is a Special Order item. 208 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The Multi Two Diamonds is a popular convention among tournament players, yet this is the first comprehensive modern book on how it fits into commonly played bidding structures. Various alternative uses for the opening major-suit two-bids, including the popular Muiderberg Twos, are discussed in depth, as well as the popular Multi Landy (Woolsey) defense against 1NT. A substantial amount of space i . . . read more.
	The Pocket Guide to 2/1 by Paul Thurston List Price: ~~$7.95~~ Price: $11.94 This is a Special Order item. 64 pages. Booklet. Also available as an E-book. Using the same format as The Pocket Guide to Bridge, this book will provide a handy pocket summary of the popular 2/1 bidding system. In a concise but readable manner, it goes over the basic ideas for Standard players who want to make the switch. The contents are based on Thurston's 25 Steps to Learning 2/1, which was the American Bridge Teachers Association Book of the Year in 2003. . . . read more.
	The Pocket Guide to Acol Bridge by Mark Horton • Barbara Seagram List Price: ~~$9.95~~ Price: $13.94 This is a Special Order item. 64 pages. Booklet. Also available as an E-book. The original Pocket Guide to Bridge has sold more than 30,000 copies since it was published in 2002. Thousands of bridge players have found it an indispensable and handy guide to bidding, something that can be tucked into a purse or pocket and easily used as a reference at the table during lessons and practice games. This version is based on the Acol bidding system for readers in the UK and other . . . read more.
	The Pocket Guide To SAYC by Ned Downey • Ellen (Caitlin) Pomer List Price: ~~$9.95~~ Price: $13.94 This is a Special Order item. 64 pages. Spiral bound. Also available as an E-book. The most popular natural bidding system for thousands of player's worldwide is the "Standard American Yellow Card" or SAYC. This book is a hand reference for anyone learning SAYC, ort for those who have grasped the basics of the system and are eager to fill the gaps in their knowledge. . . . read more.