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The Club Series: Introduction to Bridge - Bidding

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I just started playing bridge in October of 1999 and The Club Series by Audrey Grant was recommended to me by an ACBL Bridge Teacher. In just six months I have become a confidnet bridge player, and I attribute my quick learning of bridge to this well written book that has easy to follow sequential lessons that include, guidelines for play, easy to follow summaries, practice activities, numerous exercises, and many explained examples. I was so impressed with the Club Series on Bidding that I have purchased Audrey Grant's Diamond and Heart Series on play of the hand and defense. If you want to learn to play bridge the correct way, at your own pace, and have fun while doing it, then this is the book for you. Audrey Grant is a five-star teacher and writer when it comes to bridge. I'm purchasing a second copy of the Club Series: Bidding for my new bridge partner. Purchase this book or the entire series and you will be a better bridge player sooner than you think possible.

For anybody who wants to learn how to play bridge, this book makes an excellent introduction. It's the first of a four-volume series on how to play bridge, each volume dealing with a specific part of the game. This volume deals with the all-important bidding phase; subsequent volumes deal with declarer play (The Diamond Series), defensive play (The Heart Series), and duplicate bridge (The Spade Series).

It has been said that bidding is the most difficult part of the game to learn--and master. Audrey's systematic approach makes the learning process fun and interesting. You'll learn that each bid indicates a message that you are trying to relay to your partner, and that you and your partner must work together to utilize strenghs and build upon weaknesses of each hand.

Audrey Grant's four-volume Introduction to Bridge series is the top choice of bridge instructors throughout North America. With that in mind, each volume is meant to be studied and absorbed, not just read. But--and here's my best general advice--don't take your bridge studies too seriously that you take away from the wonderful fun this game provides.

I thoroughly recommend this book as a bridge primer. I'm sure that, once you get into it, you'll be interested enough in the game to purchase the remaining volumes in the series. Learn bridge--and don't forget to have fun.

This would be a great textbook in bidding for the bridge beginner. I have played bridge for years, and found it to be an excellent resource. Until reading this book, most of my bridge training was "seat of the pants". This book is very structured and really helped me to put together all of the bidding nuances that I was unclear about.

Audrey Grant has written the best series of bridge books available. This series is for beginning players through advanced. The format is simple to follow and understand, without overwhelming the reader. If you want to learn to play bridge, or get better at it, this series is for you.

This is a great book for when it was written -- you get started on how to play bridge, and also she teaches you some basic points on how to play a hand and how to defend a hand against a contract -- so you can actually sit down and play a game of bridge. The only problem with this book is that it is slightly outdated, and it would be nice if there was an updated bidding book for beginners, that actually taught the bidding system as it is today.

THIS BOOK TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY BRIDGE. IF I CAN LEARN IT ANYONE CAN ('CAUSE I'M ONLY 13). BRIDGE IS THE BEST WAY TO HAVE FUN WITH CARDS. I ALSO JOINED THE ACBL BECAUSE OF THIS BOOK.

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If you are new to bridge I highly recommend purchasing all four of Audrey Grant books in the ACBL Series... CLUB, DIAMOND, HEART AND SPADE. She is unquestionably the best bridge teacher for a novice. In layman's terms she is able to explain and unravel the mysteries of bridge. If you begin with the club book and progress through the series as they increase in difficulty... club, diamond, heart and spade you will be able to teach yourself how to become proficient in bridge painlessly. Her books are written in lesson formats... and they are used by many people who instruct bridge classes i.e. adult ed. Buy one... I'm sure you'll add the other three to your library. I also highly recommend her "Bridge at A Glance" pocket guide which is a quick synopsis of bidding and the appropriate respones thereof. I bought many bridge books before I stumbled upon Audrey Grant and wish I had found her books first! Good luck!

I've been considering returning to contract bridge after a 10 year hiatus and wanted to brush up on my bidding. I was looking for an intermediate/advanced overview of American Standard. This is a basic textbook obviously designed to be used in a classroom with a teacher. You will get basic bidding techniques and some recommendations on play. You won't get any conventions past Blackwood, Gerber or Stayman. Transfers, Unusual Notrump and the like aren't covered. If you're a beginner, this is a good starting point, though it would be best to use it with an instructor. If you're an intermediate or advanced player. Look elsewhere.

This book is wonderful. I already "knew" how to play bridge, but I am taking a beginner course, and this is the book for the course. Now I am REALLY learning how to play. The writing is clear, she really stresses what's important, the exercises are fun not boring and support the material beautifully. She really is a great teacher more than just a writer.

It makes sense. No cryptic assumptions by the author. Discussion of every possibility, how to react, AND WHY. One of the best "tutorials" i have read in my life.
I started to learn bridge with one friend teaching a group of three. Made no sense. I bought this book, got pulled into the chapters, and at our next practice, i was leading half the session and teaching everyone.