Off-road Declarer Play: Unusual Ways to Play a Bridge Hand

By David Bird

Book Overview

In bridge, the 'declarer' is the one who nominates which suit is trumps; his/her partner's hand becomes the 'dummy'. Every intermediate bridge player is familiar with the routine techniques of dummy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189710619X
• ISBN13: 9781897106198
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Master Point Press
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

For Members of the "Bid'em Up" School of Competitive Bidding

Bird has collected a host of declarer play techniques that come in handy when you find yourself in an odd contract (e.g., pard just pass you out in a cue bid). Although many of these ploys appear in other places (Many intermediate and advanced players will recognize quite a few of them from other study.), you'll not find so many desperation measures collected in any other single place any time soon. The real bonus with this little gem is not really the exquisite examples, ploys, and exercises. The REAL prize comes with learning a new way to think as declarer (and a new way of declarer scheming to consider as a defender). If you've reached a point where you want to improve your game, and declarer play is one facet of your game you want to improve; this appropriately titled volume belongs in your bridge library. Have a partner or teammate with a habit of bidding to interesting contracts? Make them a present of a copy without mentioning "creative" bidding. It'll be a lot more helpful than engaging in a finger pointing contest about why the wheels fell off during the auction.

Great Read for any level of bridge player

This book goes through a lot of hands and lets you see ways to make some impossible looking contracts. Its a different way to view the hands you play. Great read for any level of bridge player.

Advanced declarer-play techniques

This book is an excellent learning tool for the advanced intermediate player and a good refresher for gold life masters. The subject matter is interesting, the style is clear and straightforward, and the test problems at the end of each chapter are helpful.

solid, mater point press needs more like this

Nice variations of common problems. For instance - sometimes you are short of entries to a hand. Consider a fineese you don't have to take. You may go down an extra trick, or make your game contract. The contract looks cold - anything you can do to handle a ba dsplit, maybe a 4-1 trump break? Try ducking a trump trick. You give up on the over trick, but make your contract. Want to pull off a squeeze. Is there a safe way to rectify the count? Maybe you need to end play the strong hand. A few ideas. Northing you haven't seen before if you read A LOT of bridge books, but still well presented. Nice job!

Perfect for any library catering to advanced bridge playing patrons.

OFF-ROAD DECLARER PLAY: UNUSUAL WAYS TO PLAY A BRIDGE HAND is for intermediate to advanced bridge players seeking less well-known stratagems to enhance the bridge move, from creating entries and surviving bad trump breaks to getting the defenders to help. Bridge players receive a fine, uncommon set of tips which is perfect for moving ahead in the skills levels of the game - and perfect for any library catering to advanced bridge playing patrons.