New Contract Bridge in a Nutshell is a compact instructional guide to contract bridge by Charles H. Goren, one of the best-known bridge authorities of the twentieth century. The book presents the fundamentals of modern contract bridge in a concise, practical format, covering valuation tables, opening bids, responses, forcing bids, rebids, overcalls, takeout and penalty doubles, slam bidding, opening leads, tactics, laws, scoring, and reference tables. Written for players who want a clear working grasp of bidding and play without a lengthy theoretical manual, this bridge guide is structured as a quick course and reference tool for learning, revising, and improving decision-making at the table. The book speaks to readers interested in card games, strategy, partnership communication, and the disciplined logic behind every bid, leaving open the question of how much a seemingly small choice at the bridge table can change the whole hand.
Author: Charles H. Goren
Publisher: W. H. Allen
Publication year: 1960
Number of pages: 135
Original language: English