{"product_id":"9781771401654","title":"Ynm: Introduction and Card Play Basics","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre you tired of learning\/teaching bridge from a cookbook? Tired of memorizing how many points you need to bid this or that? Do you have trouble determining if you have a minimum, medium or maximum hand and what to do if it fits into a particular category? Then \u003cem\u003eYes, No or Maybe\u003c\/em\u003e is what you need. This is a series of three textbooks and companion workbooks for beginning bridge students. The series uses a logical paradigm for making bidding decisions by formulating two basic questions: “Do we have a fit in a major suit?” and “Do we want to be in a game contract?” All partnership bidding after an opening bid or intervention is guided by the answers (Yes, No or Maybe) to these questions and some fundamental bidding guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction and Card Play Basics covers the mechanics of the game, a little bridge history, scoring, hand valuation and preferred contracts, along with the basics of declarer play and defense. No real bidding is included here but MiniBridge or a variant is used for sample and practice deals. The Yes, No, Maybe bidding concepts are introduced for the determination of preferred contracts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI only wish that such a book had existed when I was starting out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Seagram\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of\u003cem\u003e 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Master Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42862335033405,"sku":"9781771401654","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781771401654_p0.jpg?v=1771588250","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781771401654","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}