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The following programs use the popular ‘Bridge Master’ interface (see previous page). The interactive material presented is designed to improve every aspect of your bridge. The program will rearrange the East/West hands to defeat your contract should you misplay it and each deal is accompanied by an interactive analysis of what you should have been thinking and why! NEW FOR <strong>2008</strong> TEACH YOURSELF BRIDGE TECHNIQUE by David Bird (CD) £24.95 For intermediate players. Ten technical chapters consisting of an introductory section with several instructional deals, followed by problem deals. Two ‘fun’ chapters feature the well-known David Bird characters, the nuns of St. Hilda’s pitched in battle with the monks of St. Titus. After the auction (which contains quizzes along the way), you can play each deal against the computer. The explanation that follows also contains many quiz questions to guide you along. To allow you to experiment with play and defence, each deal is also available in the ‘Free Play’ mode. A VIEW FROM THE TOP by Bob Hamman (former world # 1) (CD) £24.95 For advanced players. The program provides some interesting and challenging bridge hands as well as giving an insight into a true expert’s thought processes at the table. In this CD Hamman discusses his theory of bidding and analyses how to tackle general and specific problems in the play. * Play each deal against the computer * Quizzes on the bidding, play and defence * View solutions in single or double dummy format * With many pictures plus a Bob Hamman film clip. THE TERENCE REESE CLASSICS (2 CDs) £29.99 For intermediate and advanced players. Interactive versions of three classic Reese books: ‘The Expert Game’ & ‘Play Bridge with Reese’. (205 deals) and ‘Play these Hands with Me’ (68 deals). THE JANNERSTEN COLLECTION (2 CDs) £29.99 For intermediate and advanced players. Interactive versions of 3 books from Eric Jannersten: ‘Find the Mistakes’ and ‘The Only Chance’ (158 deals) and ‘Card Reading - the art of guessing right’ (70 deals). COMPLETE PARTNERSHIP DEFENCE (CD) £24.95 Complete Partnership Defence is based on Kit Woolsey's acclaimed book. The initial work has been expanded and made interactive. The emphasis is on partnership aspects in defence. Includes more than 100 example deals plus 75 practice deals. NEW PRACTICE YOUR SLAM BIDDING (CD) £29.95 & NEW PRACTICE YOUR NO TRUMP BIDDING (CD) £29.95 These CD-ROMs are interactive companions to books in the Practice Your Bidding series from Masterpoint Press. Slam Bidding covers Jacoby 2NT, Roman Keycard Blackwood, and Splinter bids. No Trump Bidding covers Stayman Auctions, Jacoby Transfers and Four-suit Transfers. Each CD includes: * All the material , hands and quizzes from the books. * Interactive bidding with a computer partner. * Complete hand diagram printouts for all examples (great for teachers!) * Software that will produce as many more practice hands as you want, and then bid them with you. Get both for £50 (SAVE £10!) TRAINING SOFTWARE FROM MIKE LAWRENCE COUNTING AT BRIDGE (CD) £39.99 ALSO FOR MAC (CD) An interactive training program by Mike Lawrence, designed for the intermediate player. Lawrence guides you through the necessary thought processes. As you read through the text, Mike quizzes you on what you should do then explains the correct answers. PRIVATE BRIDGE LESSONS 1 (CD) & 2 (CD) £39.99 each ALSO FOR MAC (CD) Private Bridge lessons 1: Private Bridge Lessons 1 unravels the mysteries surrounding card play techniques. Topics discussed are - Endplays, The Simple Squeeze, Safety Plays, Percentage Plays, Entries and Counting. Private Bridge Lessons 2: Moving on to discuss - Trump coups and other trump tricks, The Loser on Loser Play, The Crossruff, Dummy Reversals, Squeezes, Endplays and Counting. GET BOTH FOR £59.99 (SAVE £20!) TWO OVER ONE (CD) £34.99 This software will teach you how to play 2/1 game force. Three-time world champion Mike Lawrence puts his years of experience with the 2/1 system into this program. CD includes extensive discussion of the system and huge quiz section. Bridge Training Software The following training programs are for PC only unless otherwise stated. Minimum system requirements for all programs are 100 Mhz Pentium with 16MB RAM (running Win95/98/2000/Me/XP/Vista). BUY ANY TWO PIECES OF SOFTWARE ON THIS PAGE AND DEDUCT £5 COUNTING AT BRIDGE 2 (CD) £39.99 ALSO FOR MAC (CD) The long-awaited sequel to Counting At Bridge continues in the same vein as Mike "talks" you through many aspects of the game, concentrating on the process of counting as it applies in bidding, play, and defence. Includes one hundred hands covering bidding, play and defence along with 25 special bidding quizzes pertaining to common but perplexing problems that arise frequently. CONVENTIONS By Mike Lawrence (CD) £39.99 The CD gives you a brief description of each convention and then lets you bid dozens of hands interactively with the computer. At each juncture you are given a choice of bids. One is right and the rest are wrong to some degree. Each choice is explained to show you what is good and what is bad about a bid. For some conventions there are hands to show you how to bid when your opponents use the convention. DEFENCE (CD) £39.99 ALSO FOR MAC (CD) Learn how good players take their tricks, and why. With Mike Lawrence at your shoulder, he shows you how to use the available information to solve problems. Uses the same friendly interface as Counting at Bridge. BRIDGE TRIX (CD) VOL 1-2-3 £29.99 EACH (ALL 3 FOR £75 - SAVE £15) Interactive software with Bobby Wolff as your mentor. Using video footage to explain the intricacies of each deal. Volume 1 covers NT play with a comprehensive survey of the use of ducks, holdups and related techniques. Volume 2 covers play in suit contracts with a comprehensive survey of ruffing techniques - when to ruff, drawing trumps, the play of the ruffing suit and advanced techniques. Volume 3 covers suit establishment and other card play techniques. Average of 70 deals per CD. PLAY BRIDGE WITH LARRY COHEN (CD) DAY 1, 2 & 3 £29.95 EACH (ALL 3 FOR £75 - SAVE £15) These interactive CDs are narrated in ‘over-the-shoulder’ style. The author takes you through every bid and play of 56 instructive deals (per CD), explaining the thought process that goes into each decision. These are real life deals and you don't know what will be facing you. You can compare your scores against the field after the session. Play Bridge with Larry Cohen is suitable for bridge players of all abilities - everyone, from Novice to World Champion, will see their results at the table improve. Tel: 020 7388 2404 Fax: 020 7388 2407 Email: info@bridgeshop.com
Club Equipment STANDARD BOX 'neo-classic' style The most popular style used in clubs. Available in RED. £29.95 set of four. STANDARD TRIO BID BUDDY TRIO Easy to set-up, use and store. Comes packaged, making it an ideal present. Available in RED. £34.95 set of four. Bidding Box Cards One set of bidding box cards £7.50 Set of four bidding cards £19.95 PLEASE NOTE: All our bidding boxes come with bidding cards included. Cards are available in right or left-handed form. We can supply 'split' orders - e.g. one set comprising 3 right handed and 1 left handed at no extra cost. Please specify your requirements when ordering. ONLY 99p BUYING FOR YOUR CLUB? DON’T FORGET TO CLAIM YOUR 10% CLUB DISCOUNT ON ALL CLUB EQUIPMENT ORDERS OF OVER £50. Playing Card Holder £6.99 DUPLICATE BOARDS Rigid plastic boards available in red, black, yellow, green and dark blue. £34.95 set of 16 £59.95 set of 32 DUPLICATE WALLETS Lightweight, flexible wallets - ideal for use in the home or at the club. Available in yellow (as shown), blue, grey, gold or orange - £19.95 per pack of 16 wallets. Complete Set 1-32: only £34.95 (save £4.95) Scorecard and holder £9.99 (set of 4) R BID BUDDY Stylish box with a compact design to save space, perfect for bridge clubs. Available in BLACK. £29.95 set of four. GET 12 PACKS OF CARDS FOR THE PRICE OF 10 WOODEN ELEGANCE Beautifully made hinged wooden boxes for standard bidding cards. £49.95 set of four. CLUB SPECIAL CARLTON STRATUS NAVIGATOR LOW-VISION CLUB SPECIAL High quality, hard wearing deck at bargain prices - same quality as CARLTON - AVAILABLE IN RED OR BLUE £99p per deck/£9.90 per dozen CARLTON Perfect for clubs - linen embossed with a textured plastic coating. AVAILABLE IN RED OR BLUE £1.50p per deck/£15.00 per dozen STRATUS Perfect for clubs - linen embossed with a smooth plastic coating. AVAILABLE IN RED OR BLUE £1.99p per deck/£19.90 per dozen NAVIGATOR Same design and feel as Stratus but with a double-sized index. AVAILABLE IN RED OR BLUE £2.49p per deck/£24.90 per dozen LOW-VISION Index fills the whole card - perfect for those with poor eyesight AVAILABLE IN RED OR BLUE £3.99p per deck/£39.90 per dozen POSTAGE: Due to the heavyweight nature of playing cards when sold by the dozen postage is charged at a flat-rate of £3 per dozen within the UK (instead of the usual 10% of the item’s total). Overseas customers please contact us for a quote. PLEASE NOTE: All orders for multiple packs of cards are supplied mixed (e.g. 8 packs of cards ordered will be supplied as 4 red/4 blue) unless otherwise requested. Light blue boards pictured - no longer available 47 Bridge Stationery ‘<strong>London</strong> Bridge Centre’ Rubber Scorepad Pad of 100 single sided paper sheets. £1.00 each PPC Quality Score Cards (pictured left) Pad of 50 double sided bridge score cards £1.99 each Chicago Scoresheets £1.00 per 20 Progressive Chicago Scoresheets £1.00 per 20 Convention Cards £1.00 per 20 Convention & Scorecard £1.00 per 20 Curtain Cards (perforated sets of 4) £5.00 per 250 Recap Sheets £2.50 per 10 Table Name Slips (pad of 100) £1.99 Table Numbers (plastic) Numbered 1-15 £5.00 Table Numbers (plastic) Numbered 1-30 £9.00 Tally Cards (pack of 12) £2.99 Travellers (large) £3 per 100 Travellers (small) £2 per 100 Playing Card Holder (pictured left) £6.95 Plastic playing card holder enabling hands-free viewing of your cards. Scorecard Holders (pictured left) £2.99 each Available in red/blue - suits rubber/chicago £9.99 set of four For our full range of Bridge products - visit www.bridgeshop.com
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