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Summary: Decide which conventions to use
Review: Every bridge player should have this volume on the bookshelf. Explains conventions in a readable format that makes it easy for you to decide which ones to use. Each convention is rated for effectiveness and simplicity.
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Summary: Good book for intermediate players
Review: How many conventions do you know? Though some conventions are not updated, it is a good guide to all.
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Summary: A good book
Review: I would like a zip with this book
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Summary: excellent reference book
Review: Most useful to the intermediate or advanced bridge player, this books offers more conventions than you ever thought existed. An excellent glossery allows quick review of forgotten techniques and points to the correct page for an expansion. Conventions range from the very simple (convenient minors) to the much more complicated (lebensohl) with very thorough explanations. Overall, a very handy reference book, especially when wanting to explore new conventions or playing with a new partner with a different bidding system.
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Summary: Excellent reference for all levels!
Review: My boyfriend has been a Bridge player for seven years. I'm relatively new to the game. We both love this book. It breaks down each convention as well as giving details on defense, responses, and re-bids. While many Bridge books cover the conventions of Bridge, very few go into this much detail on what to do *after* you bid the convention.Also, Root is an excellent writer for beginners/novices. He breaks things down simply. The ratings on each convention help you know which ones are easily mastered. This is also a terrific reference tome to keep handy for online games. If someone says they play a certain convention, you can look it up quickly using the index. The glossary includes definitions of basic Bridge terms as well as variations of the conventions described.
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Summary: Excellent reference for all levels!
Review: My boyfriend has been a Bridge player for seven years. I'm relatively new to the game. We both love this book. It breaks down each convention as well as giving details on defense, responses, and re-bids. While many Bridge books cover the conventions of Bridge, very few go into this much detail on what to do *after* you bid the convention. Also, Root is an excellent writer for beginners/novices. He breaks things down simply. The ratings on each convention help you know which ones are easily mastered. This is also a terrific reference tome to keep handy for online games. If someone says they play a certain convention, you can look it up quickly using the index. The glossary includes definitions of basic Bridge terms as well as variations of the conventions described.
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Summary: A good overview, but not much meat
Review: This book is good if you want to learn the basics of a given convention or want to find a convention that will help in a certain area of bidding. Root lays out many popular conventions clearly and succinctly. More advanced players will find this book somewhat lacking, in that the conventions aren't treated in very much depth nor are the theories behind them discussed.
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Summary: A must for serious bridge players
Review: This is a great book; it's a lot of fun to read, and serves as an indispensable reference. Conventions covered are classified into one-, two-, or three-star categories, suitable for various levels of bidding skills. Although it does not cover some system-specific conventions in detail, it does show how to defend against them. In my opinion, by adopting the conventions a partnership will be able to bid more accurately, which translates to better scores. Two thumbs up!
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Summary: buy this book!
Review: this is a wonderful book, with plenty of examples to show possibilities for response bids. you'll find that the conventions you play with and think you know have many more useful twists to them. very good for fine-tuning or designing your partnership conventions.
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Summary: A good overview, but not much meat
Review: This is the first book to buy when considering adding conventions to your duplicate play. The index tells you each convention's application and the detailed description tells you the level of play usually expected when using the convention. What's more, you'll learn not just the first bidder's convention rules, but the responder's as well. . .and sometimes the bidder's rebid and the responder's rebid. Plus how to handle interference. I found that not every convention is up to modern snuff (for instance, most modern players will bid Michaels even with a middling hand). But each of the conventions described needs to be adapted to your level of play and partner's agreement anyway. Many of us at the Columbus Bridge Center who have been playing duplicate for just a year or so are using Modern Bridge Conventions as our entree into the world of expert bridge.
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