Guide to Better Card Play (MASTER BRIDGE)

I agree with all the other reviewers here. This really is an excellent comprehensive text book, suitable for eveyone from second year improvers onwards. I've been playing ten years now and still found it full of useful tips and revision. It's well organised into 32 logical chapters, giving equal weight to declarer play and defence, so it's easy to use as a reference/lookup book. It's also packed with loads of exercises and revision tests (which I must admit I usually skip now) so it would be ideal for a classroom situation.

A tightly written book, full of must-know knowledge if a medium player, like myself, hopes to progress to the next stage.

Ron Klinger is one of the world's top bridge teachers and this book will help all who want to improve their card play at Bridge. It covers all the topics that a winning card player needs to know. I use it with my more advanced students, saving me hours of time inventing hands to play. Unlike many bridge books, this one seems to be error free.

The author has tried to be comprehensive, with many, many examples and exercises. The result is so densely packed i found it unreadable. Also, the paper used is of poor quality. Worth sampling, and send it back if no value.

Great if you are fairly new to bridge or if you want to consolidate your acol conventions with your partner. It helps mostly with bidding but also gives tips on making extra tricks. This book really goes into great detail about each type of hand and I enjoy the many exercises that come with each chapter to help learn what you have read.

Bought as a gift for my father who has really enjoyed reading it and it has helped improved his game

This is easily one of the best books I own, it covers a huge range of declarer and defensive technique, from the basics to intermediate play, with lots of good quizes and examples. Covers all the basics really well. I have a spare copy I lend to my partners. Definitely one to have.

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以前に１９９０年に出版された同書を持っていたが，製本が悪くて，読むにつれてばらばらになってくる．今回改訂版が出たと知ったので，改めてペーパーバックを購入した．改訂版とは言え，巻末に２０ページほどの問題が加わっただけで，あとは全く変わって居ない．でも変える必要も無いほど以前の版でも既に内容は充実していた．非常に細かい字で詰め込んであるのが一寸読みにくい．特に巻末の問題の解答は余りにひどい．

great guidance in how to play your hands better

It is one of the best book I ever red. It is not only bridge problems where you have to find the best line of play like in Kantar books (which I really love) but it gives before a proper explanation of theory and sample (for intstance which card to play in the second hand, third hand and why you should play this card). It is quite complete from Lead to declarer play and also defense play, signals; everything is in there ! A must have!

Nice book. I am a member of KSBA and hope to increase my weekly rankings by using tips from this :)

Excellent. The best book on play of the hand. The first chapter and the first exercises improved my game.