Bidding in the 21st Century (ACBL Bridge Series) [Spiral-bound]

Audrey Grant (Author), Betty Starzec (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 26, 2007

Nine lesson plans based on five card major openings.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 370 pages
• Publisher: Baron Barclay Bridge Supply; Updated edition (January 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939460939
• ISBN-13: 978-0939460939
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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54 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vital stuff missing, December 12, 2007

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Stig B. Holmquist "Bertil" (S.Windsor, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bidding in the 21st Century (ACBL Bridge Series) (Spiral-bound)

ACBL is revising its long run four volume "Bridge Series" and the first volume about bidding features some questionable changes and is missing some very useful information.

It is doubtful that novicesshould be told that only 25 points are needed for a 3NT or 4 of a major suit game contract. Beginners need extra points to make up for their lack of card playing skills.

Also, they need 16-18 HCP to open 1NT but should be told that 15-17 may be enough later.

More serious is the lack of strict standards for opening one of a suit. All 13 point hands don't qualify. E.g. Ax-Kxx-QJxx-QJxx should not be opened nor should QJ-QJ-QJ-Axxxxxx. Neither hand has enough quick tricks, which come from combinations of A,K and Q in the same suit. Also, unguarded honor cards should not be counted as full point value, but the author fails to mention any of these concepts stressed by Ch.Goren.

The book lacks any index or indications in the glossary about where to find various consepts and ideas, but which was part of the earlier book.
The pink summary pages was an asset in the previous book but now missing.

The discussion of strong and weak two bids is too superficial.

Aside from the above criticism the book is very attractive and good.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Contract Bridge Biddling, November 10, 2009

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R. K. Buttacavoli "Librnpa" (Apollo, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bidding in the 21st Century (ACBL Bridge Series) (Spiral-bound)

No matter what your current level of experience and expertise this easy-on-the-brain book will take you by the hand and lead you through today's acceptable bidding sequences. I learned the game more years ago than I'm willing to admit but times - and standards - change. Unless you want to have your partner constantly offering editorials at the table you'd better keep abreast of the commonly accepted methods. This book makes that possible in a clear, no-pain format. You can pick it up and put it down at your leisure. The logical arrangement makes it a snap to locate any particular areas of concern. An index might have been helpful but the detailed Table of Contents serves the reader quite well. There is also an Appendix explaining bridge scoring for both duplicate and rubber games and a useful glossary of terms near and dear to all bridge players. Red headliners and bold print draw your eye immediately to important points and the pages have room to make personal notes should you want to. Published by the American Contract Bridge League, this book is an excellent addition to your bridge library. If I could only afford one book, this would be the one.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Series Is Good and Easy to Read, January 7, 2009

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Fred Mitchell (Princeton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bidding in the 21st Century (ACBL Bridge Series) (Spiral-bound)

The major drawback to the books in this series is that they are missing what a good reference should have - an index!

Lots of excellent information, quizzes to test understanding, well organized. When you want to refer back to it, you have to hunt through the table of contents and then do some paging.

That said, I own two and will probably add the "Play in the 21st Century".