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From Short Whist to Contract Bridge

by Hans Secelle

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In From Short Whist to Contract Bridge, the author takes the reader on a fascinating journey through space and time and introduces him to such games as Karnöffel, Whist, Hombre, Quadrille, Boston, Cayenne, Vist-Preferans, Russian Whist, Yeralash and Stormwhist. These old and mostly forgotten games will eventually lead to the assembly of a number of 'proto-bridge' variants, of which only Collinson's Biritch or Russian Whist will survive the labor pains. In its turn, this 'mother of all bridge variants' will be superseded by its more sophisticated successors: bridge-opposition, auction bridge, royal auction bridge, plafond and, finally, contract bridge, the world's most popular card game...


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  • Master Point Press Brand
  • May 15, 2020 Pub Date:
  • 1771402164 ISBN-10:
  • 9781771402163 ISBN-13:
  • 312 Pages
  • 10 in * 7.99 in * 1 in Dimensions:
  • 2 lb Weight: