The Fun Way to Serious Bridge [Paperback]

Harry Lampert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1986

The Fun Way To Serious Bridge is for anyone who wants to learn and understand the fundamentals of the mind-stimulating and challenging game of bridge -- and enjoy every minute of it! Harry Lampert combines his skills as a bridge player and teacher with his artistic talents to bring you a totally new FUN way to learn the game. The magic of his superb cartoons and simple, informative language will help you to absorb the principles of serious contract bridge -- and remember them. You'll laugh and learn every step of the way from opening bids to strip and end plays. Whether novice or seasoned social player, this unique book will make good bridge a simple "trick." You'll learn all about:

* Opening bids, suit bids, response and no trump bids, and how to force bids

* Competition and the reasons and ways behind it

* Big hand bidding such as Blackwood Convention, grand slam force and Gerber Convention

* Patterns of play including how tricks are won, the finesse, establishing a long suit, when to pull and delay trumps and entries.

* Defensive and advanced play -- plus much more!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Charles Goren and Omar Sharif Daily News One of the most intriguing beginner's books we've seen in many a day...a very pleasant way to learn the world's most fascinating game.

Alan Truscott The New York Times ...takes the student efficiently through the basic rules of bidding...a sound introduction to play and defense.

About the Author

Harry Lampert, a licensed teacher of the American Bridge Teachers' Association, is a Life-Master of the American Contract Bridge League and has won titles at National, Regional and Sectional tournaments. Mr. Lampert is also a nationally published cartoonist with illustrations having appeared in The New York Times, Time, True, Esquire, Saturday Evening Post and Saturday Review.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; Revised edition (May 15, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067163027X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671630270
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Bridge

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I found to review fundamentals, December 19, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: The Fun Way to Serious Bridge (Paperback)

Fun, easy, quick way to establish basics with potential party-bridge player entering duplicate play. I keep 2 copies so I can loan one to new partners. His other book Fun Way to Advanced Bridge is an excellent followup.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Way to Learn Bridge, September 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Fun Way to Serious Bridge (Paperback)

If you're a pretty good card player, the hardest thing about learning Bridge is becoming fluent in the specialized language of bidding. Mr. Lampert actually makes this task enjoyable with his great cartoons. They make it easy to recall the proper bid(s) in each situation you encounter. This book is proof that a picture is worth a thousand words.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thin, but densely packed...where are the cartoons?, February 20, 2004

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Carlos N. Velez "carlos_n_velez" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fun Way to Serious Bridge (Paperback)

My impression when I picked this book up was that there would be tons of cartoons to help remember all of the "rules", e.g, my partner bids 1S, my hand has 10 points, therefore I should do this. In my view, there are not enough cartoons to really help remember the material. So, from this point of view, the book is not successful. Where the book does shine is in its highly concentrated explanation of the basics. I carry this book in my briefcase and read portions of it every day. Think of this book as a supplementary collection of notes to augment your other bridge books. This would be an good, inexpensive textbook for a 10-week class on bridge basics, for example. I think if you really learn the material in this book, you will be a very good beginner with ample room to grow.