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 ScorecardsWe also have various types of scorecard. Pictured are the sets of four scorebooks (red or green) for £7.75. |
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Andrews / Ladies Golf / Renoir Cardsets £18.50 eachThree types of presentation cardsets, ideal as gifts. Each contains two packs of playing cards and 50 contract bridge scoresheets. |
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of four pens for keeping score whilst playing bridge.White Suited Pen Set £15.99 Four white retractable ball-point pens. Each pen exhibiting one of the four card suits. Comes with black presentation box.  Black
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Pen Set £12.99Four black retractable ball-point pens. Each pen exhibits one of the four card suits in gold. Comes with black presentation box.
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Woman's Place is at theBridge Table' Mug £4.99 (on the left of the illustration) Postage £1 (UK), £2 (abroad) Queen's Fine Bone China Mug £5.99 (in the middle of the illustration) Postage £1 (UK), £2 (abroad) Queen's Fine Bone China Mug (Gift Boxed) £6.99 (in the middle of the illustration, plus the box behind) Postage £1 (UK), £2 (abroad) Crown Trent Fine Bone China Mug £6.99 (on the right of the illustration) Postage £1 (UK), £2 (abroad)
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Chip Bridge (version 5) £64.99Requires Windows XP or Windows Vista on a PC Pentium II (or equivalent) with at least 256MB of RAM. The program plays Acol (12-14 NT) and 5-card Majors (15-17 NT). It supports a range of popular conventions, including Stayman, Jacoby Transfers, Negative Doubles, Weak Twos, Trial Bids, Landy and Michaels. The Bidding Tutor gives detailed instruction during the auction - the ideal opportunity to learn and improve your game as you play! The Play Tutor offers over 100 hints linked to actual play situations. This program is suitable for players of all standards. |
 Eddie Kantar Teaches
Modern Bridge Defense £39.99From Master Point Press. Requires an IBM compatible computer (PC) running Windows 95, 98 or NT, 10 MB free hard disk space, 8 MB RAM, and at least 800 x 600 screen resolution. This is an interactive version of Kantar's book of the same name, which was named 1999 Book of the Year by the American Bridge Teachers Association. The topics covered (which include opening leads, signalling, second and third-hand play, and discarding) are explained so thoroughly that even experts will benefit from studying them. The animated diagrams make following the play of card combinations or complete hands easy - and you can repeat an example as often as you like. |
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Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense £39.99From Master Point Press. Requires an IBM compatible computer (PC) running Windows 95, 98 or NT, 10 MB free hard disk space, 8 MB RAM, and at least 800 x 600 screen resolution. This is an interactive version of Kantar's book of the same name. The topics covered (which include strategy, inferences, ways of counting the hand, developing extra trump tricks, false-carding, and lead-directing doubles) are explained so thoroughly that even experts will benefit from studying them. The animated diagrams make following the play of card combinations or complete hands easy - and you can repeat an example as often as you like. |
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This CD-ROM is an interactive companion to three books in the Practice Your Bidding series by Barbara Seagram & Linda Lee: Jacoby 2NT, Roman Keycard Blackwood, and Splinter Bids. It includes:
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Previously only available in
Australia, this DVD has been especially remade for the novice-to-intermediate
Acol (standard English) player. Ron Klinger is recognised as one of the
foremost bridge teachers and is a leading international player. He is
the author of more than fifty acclaimed bridge books that are on sale
throughout the world. |
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Each of these areas is illustrated by examples and quizzes to test you as you go along. • DVD IS
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There are also many examples on signalling when declarer leads a suit how to signal when discarding. Guidelines are given on what to discard and what to keep, and how to recognise which suit to retain. Advanced signalling methods such as reverse signals and suit preference discards (McKenney Discards) are mentioned and how to use each of these methods. .•
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The advice given will certainly enhance your bidding skills and provide enormous insight into the thought processes of a master player. Instead of just a single lesson, you can practise and revise the areas covered again and again. A collection of examples and exercises makes learning quick, easy and entertaining all at the same time. .•
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The topics covered include how to defend in second seat and in third seat, how to deduce partner's holding in a suit from the card played and how to recognise the basic defensive card combinations. Advanced areas are not omitted, such as "surround plays", how to recognise when a switch is essential and how to find the correct card when a shift is indicated. .•
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The Losing Count: The final section covers the use of that marvellous valuation tool, the losing trick count. It details precisely when to use the LTC and when to avoid it, how it operates, how to assess partner's losers and much more. Each area is amply illustrated by examples and quizzes. You can practise and revise the areas covered again and again and be entertained at the same time. .•
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The areas covered include when you should finesse, when you should play for the drop, when to take a first round finesse for the queen, how to guard against a bad break, when to sacrifice a trick for safety and how to keep one particular opponent off lead. This is known as declarer technique but the DVD also shows you how to exercise judgment and when to depart from the usual principles. .•
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This 80-minute private lesson covers when to overcall, when to use a takeout double, how to resolve the choice between overcall or double, how to use jump overcalls, how to show the very strong hands and when to double in preference to a 1NT overcall or a jump overcall. The DVD also deals with replying to an overcall or a double by partner, when to bid at the cheapest level, when to give a jump reply and when to prefer no-trumps. .•
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BRIDGE WITH ZIA (DVD) £16.99Running time 100 minutes. £1.50 (UK post), £3.00 (Overseas post) Learn to play bridge with Zia Mahmood, arguably the world's No 1 player. Zia and his co-presenter Michele Handley, the young England Ladies Internationalist, take away a lot of the mystique surrounding bridge and make it accessible to beginners. Learn about:- Bidding - Zones - Conventions - The No Trump World - Declarer Player - Defence - Opening Leads - Discard - Signals - Ducking - How to be a Winner. Also many hints for experienced players who want to improve their. And tips and words of advice from Zia's friend Omar Sharif • DVD IS PLAYABLE IN ALL REGIONS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING THE USA |
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with Ron Klinger: Tips on Bidding (Video) £16.99Running time approximately 92 minutes. Suitable for novice to intermediate Acol players. There are many bidding situations which players find difficult. Whether it's an opening bid, a response, or a rebid, Ron Klinger clearly and effectively explores the options of accurately expressing your hand type and point strength to partner. The advice given will certainly enhance your bidding skills and provide enormous insight into the thought process of a master player. Instead of just a single lesson, you can practice and revise the areas covered again and again. A collection of examples and exercises makes learning quick, easy and entertaining all at the same time. Ron Klinger is recognised as one of the foremost bridge teachers and is a leading international player. He is the author of more than 20 acclaimed bridge books (see our book section, below). |
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with Ron Klinger: Improve your Hand Valuation (Video) £16.99Running time approximately 92 minutes. Suitable for novice to intermediate Acol players. This video provides 10 rules to assist you in valuing your hand accurately. When should you upgrade your hand; when should you downgrade it? Do you appreciate the power of 10s, the value of honours supporting honours? When you should depreciate your honours to zero? The video tells you how to use the bidding by the opposition to reappraise your holdings. The final section covers the use of that marvellous valuation tool, the losing trick count. It details when to use the losing trick count and when to avoid it, how it operates, how to assess partner's losers and much more. Each area is amply illustrated by examples and quizzes: you can practice and revise the areas covered again and again and be entertained at the same time. Ron Klinger is recognised as one of the foremost bridge teachers and is a leading international player. He is the author of more than 20 acclaimed bridge books (see our book section, below). |
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with Ron Klinger: Opening Leads 1 (Video) £16.99Running time approximately 92 minutes. Suitable for novice to intermediate Acol players. Many a contract will make or break due to the importance of the card you play to the first trick. Ron Klinger will help you find that 'killing lead', against both a suit and a no-trump contract, with or without your partner entering the auction. Instead of just a single lesson, you can practice and revise the areas covered again and again and be entertained at the same time. Ron Klinger is recognised as one of the foremost bridge teachers and is a leading international player. He is the author of more than 20 acclaimed bridge books (see our book section, below). |
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with Ron Klinger: Card Combinations for Declarer (Video) £16.99Running time approximately 92 minutes. Suitable for novice to intermediate Acol players. This video shows you how to make the most out of the cards you have been dealt, and how to play many recurring combinations to your best advantage. Having learnt the rules, you will be shown situations when they can be fashioned to your advantage. The areas covered include when you should finesse, when you should play for the drop, when to take a first round finesse for the queen, how to guard against a bad break, when to sacrifice a trick for safety and how to keep one particular opponent off lead. This is known as declarer technique but the video also shows you how to exercise judgement and when to depart from the usual principles. Instead of just a single lesson, you can practice and revise the areas covered again and again. A collection of examples and exercises makes learning quick, easy and entertaining all at the same time. Ron Klinger is recognised as one of the foremost bridge teachers and is a leading international player. He is the author of more than 20 acclaimed bridge books (see our book section, below). |
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