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The 1st edition bibliography spans 8 pages and lists about 400 titles; the 6th edition bibliography, prepared by Tim Bourke, spans 60 pages and lists approximately 4,100 titles; Up to the 6th, each edition of The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge contains a bibliography of bridge and bridge related books; the following is a summary of their contents.
The book contains an introduction to the then relatively new bidding system condensed from Goren's historically significant [2] 1947 book Point Count Bidding in Contract Bridge. [ 3 ] Contract Bridge for Beginners is a "competent but unimaginative text" with a bidding system that is "of little practical use today" [ 4 ] having been superseded ...
This is a list of bidding systems used in contract bridge. [1] [2] Systems listed have either had an historical impact on the development of bidding in the game or have been or are currently being used at the national or international levels of competition. Bidding systems are characterized as belonging to one of two broadly defined categories:
A bidding system in contract bridge is the set of agreements and understandings assigned to calls and sequences of calls used by a partnership, and includes a full description of the meaning of each treatment and convention. The purpose of bidding is for each partnership to ascertain which contract, whether made or defeated and whether bid by ...
Design for Bidding is a book by the Russian-born English bridge player S. J. "Skid" Simon, published posthumously in 1949. [1] It is about the theory of bidding in contract bridge, particularly in the context of the Acol system of which Simon was one of the co-developers.
The book is aimed at beginners, with each chapter outlining a single convention, including takeout doubles, negative doubles, and cuebid raises. [1] All chapters are followed by a quiz. Since its publication, the book has sold over 300,000 copies, [ 2 ] and won the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year (Student) award. [ 3 ]
It is a bidding system based on five-card majors and a strong notrump; players may add conventions and refine the meanings of bids through partnership agreements summarized in their convention card. One standardised version, SAYC (Standard American Yellow Card), is widely used by casual partnerships and in online bridge.
The article on bridge in The Canadian Encyclopedia, published in 2006 and last edited in 2013, lists the Official Encyclopedia as further reading, the only book specified. [ 3 ] The first edition is described in the bibliography of bridge books compiled by Tim Bourke and John Sugden as follows: "A massive work that is an essential reference for ...