This edition had all images removed.
LoC No.: 13001025
Title: Auction of To-day
Credits: E-text prepared by Rick Niles and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Auction of To-day" by Milton C. Work is a card game manual written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide on the game of Auction Bridge, detailing the transformations and strategies that have developed as it has grown in popularity. It focuses on the importance of accurate bidding in the game and provides players with insights into current best practices and systems. The opening of the book sets the stage for its exploration of Auction Bridge, emphasizing the rapid evolution of the game and the need for players to adapt to new strategies. Work acknowledges the confusion created by outdated rules and introduces his updated count system, which aims to balance the significance of bids across all suits. He points out the critical nature of the declaration phase, arguing that a sound bid is crucial for a successful game, before initiating an extensive discussion on various bidding strategies to be employed throughout different stages of play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Work, Milton C. (Milton Cooper), 1864-1934
EBook No.: 23086
Published: Oct 18, 2007
Downloads: 122
Language: English
Subject: Auction bridge
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 13001025
Title: Auction of To-day
Credits: E-text prepared by Rick Niles and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Auction of To-day" by Milton C. Work is a card game manual written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide on the game of Auction Bridge, detailing the transformations and strategies that have developed as it has grown in popularity. It focuses on the importance of accurate bidding in the game and provides players with insights into current best practices and systems. The opening of the book sets the stage for its exploration of Auction Bridge, emphasizing the rapid evolution of the game and the need for players to adapt to new strategies. Work acknowledges the confusion created by outdated rules and introduces his updated count system, which aims to balance the significance of bids across all suits. He points out the critical nature of the declaration phase, arguing that a sound bid is crucial for a successful game, before initiating an extensive discussion on various bidding strategies to be employed throughout different stages of play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Work, Milton C. (Milton Cooper), 1864-1934
EBook No.: 23086
Published: Oct 18, 2007
Downloads: 122
Language: English
Subject: Auction bridge
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.