12:45—3:10 pm (NOTE: early start)
$90 (includes handouts)
Lecture, reading, Q&A, exercises, practice hands
Make the most of the cards you’re dealt! This class will begin with a whirlwind review of modern basic bidding. Then we’ll examine specific techniques for playing the cards. The explanations of how to do things and why are always followed by many examples and exercises. Each session will include one hour of lecture, followed by one hour of playing pre-set hands, with numerous opportunities to decide which techniques are the most appropriate and effective. Weekly reading is required, as we will cover the first half of the book during the fall term and complete the second half in the spring term. Advanced beginners and intermediate players are welcome. This is not a class for NEVER-EVERS.
Required Reading: Audrey Grant, Play of the Hand in the 21st Century (American Contract Bridge League, 2007).