From Short Whist to Contract Bridge
Author | : Hans Secelle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2020-05-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 1771402164 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781771402163 |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Download or read book From Short Whist to Contract Bridge written by Hans Secelle and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 In its turn, this 'mother of all bridge variants' will be superseded by its more sophisticated successors: bridge-opposition, auction bridge, royal auction bridge, plafond and, finally, contract bridge, the world's most popular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...