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ADVANCED BRIDGE PREFACE CONTENTS The Laws of Bridge REVISED 1905

THE RUBBER SCORING CUTTING FORMING TABLES CUTTING OUT RIGHTS OF ENTRY SHUFFLING THE DEAL A NEW DEAL DECLARING TRUMPS DOUBLING, REDOUBLING, ETC. DUMMY CARDS EXPOSED BEFORE PLAY CARDS EXPOSED DURING PLAY LEADS OUT OF TURN CARDS PLAYED IN ERROR THE REVOKE GENERAL RULES NEW CARDS BYSTANDERS SPADE CONVENTION

ETIQUETTE BRIDGE FOR THREE PLAYERS THE SCORE

DECLARING TO THE SCORE PLAYING TO THE SCORE THE NON-DEALER’S PLAY TO THE SCORE

THE DECLARATION

“NO-TRUMP” DECLARATION BY THE DEALER RULES FOR “NO-TRUMP” DECLARATION BY THE DEALER “NO-TRUMP” WITH THREE ACES “NO-TRUMP” WITH TWO ACES AND ONE OTHER GUARDED SUIT “NO-TRUMP” WITH TWO ACES “NO-TRUMP” WITH ONE ACE “NO-TRUMP” WITHOUT AN ACE EXAMPLES OF NO-TRUMP MAKES HEARTS RULES FOR THE HEART MAKE FIVE HEARTS INCLUDING THREE HONOURS FIVE HEARTS INCLUDING TWO HONOURS FIVE HEARTS WITH ONE HONOUR FOUR HEARTS WITH THREE HONOURS EXAMPLES OF HANDS THAT SHOULD NOT BE PASSED HEARTS IN PREFERENCE TO “NO-TRUMP” HEARTS, NOT “NO-TRUMPS” DIAMONDS CLUBS SPADES PASSED MAKES ABANDONING SPADE HANDS

DOUBLING

REDOUBLING ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF A HAND THE LEAD WHEN PARTNER HAS DOUBLED THE HEART CONVENTION THE WEAK SUIT CONVENTION

THE NON-DEALER’S PLAY AGAINST A DECLARED TRUMP

THE OPENING LEAD EXAMPLES OF OPENING LEADS INFERENCES FROM HIGH CARD LEADS INFERENCES FROM LOW CARD LEADS EXAMPLES OF INFERENCE FROM OPENING LEADS ORIGINAL TRUMP OPENINGS ORIGINAL TRUMP OPENINGS FROM STRENGTH THE TRUMP LEAD AGAINST A SPADE MAKE HOW TO PLAY TO PARTNER’S TRUMP OPENING LEADING TRUMPS TO PREVENT A RUFF IN THE WEAK TRUMP HAND SHORT SUIT OPENINGS LEADING THROUGH STRENGTH WHEN TO LEAD THROUGH STRENGTH CHOICE OF SUITS TO LEAD THROUGH SUGGESTIONS FOR THIRD HAND PLAY INFERENCES FROM THIRD-HAND PLAY LEADING UP TO DUMMY THE ECHO FORCING RETURNING PARTNER’S LEAD SECOND-HAND PLAY WHEN YOU PLAY BEFORE THE DUMMY WHEN YOU PLAY BEFORE THE DEALER

INFERENCES

THE VALUE OF INFORMATION HOW TO DRAW INFERENCES INFERENCES REGARDING THE MAKE GENERAL INFERENCES

THE NON-DEALER’S PLAY OF A “NO-TRUMP” HAND

THE ORIGINAL LEAD THE ORIGINAL LEAD AT “NO-TRUMP” OPENING A SHORT SUIT AGAINST A “NO-TRUMP” DECLARATION UNBLOCKING RETURNING PARTNER’S LEAD HOLDING UP BY THE NON-DEALERS TAKING OUT RE-ENTRY CARDS

THE DISCARD

THE DISCARD AGAINST A DECLARED TRUMP THE DISCARD AT “NO-TRUMP” HINTS ON DISCARDING THE REVERSE DISCARD DISCARDING BY THE DEALER

THE DEALER’S PLAY

COMBINING THE HANDS OF DEALER AND DUMMY ACE, QUEEN, JACK COMBINATION ACE, KING, JACK COMBINATION ACE, JACK, TEN COMBINATION KING, JACK, TEN COMBINATION MISCELLANEOUS COMBINATIONS ARRANGING THE LEAD FINESSING THE FINESSE OBLIGATORY WATCHING THE DISCARDS IN ORDER TO LOCATE FINESSES SECOND HAND PLAYS

MANAGEMENT OF TRUMPS BY THE DEALER

WHEN TO LEAD TRUMPS WHEN NOT TO LEAD TRUMPS UNBLOCKING THE TRUMP SUIT NOT FORCING YOUR STRONG TRUMP HAND LEADING TRUMPS TO PREVENT A RUFF WHEN TO DRAW THE REMAINING TRUMPS DISCONTINUING THE LEAD OF TRUMPS WHEN TO TRUMP OVERTRUMPING RE-ENTRY CARDS FORCING DISCARDS THROWING THE LEAD

THE DEALER’S PLAY OF A “NO-TRUMP” DECLARATION

CHOICE OF SUITS KEEPING THE COMMANDING CARD OF THE ADVERSARIES’ SUIT RE-ENTRY CARDS UNBLOCKING OVERTAKING “DUCKING” “OVERTAKING AND UNBLOCKING” “OVERTAKING AND DUCKING” THE DEFENCE AGAINST OVERTAKING AND “DUCKING”

CARD STRATEGY LOST TRICKS “YOUR PARTNER.” ILLUSTRATIVE HANDS END PLAY GLOSSARY INDEX.

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