Project Gutenberg 2011-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 258 Elwell, J. B. (Joseph Bowne) 1874 1920 Elwell, Joseph Bowne Elwell, J.B. Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play" by J. B. Elwell is a comprehensive guide on the card game Bridge, written in the early 20th century. The book serves as an instructional resource aimed at beginners and intermediate players, discussing the rules and strategies necessary to play the game effectively. It covers essential topics including card cutting, dealing, declaring trumps, scoring, and specific strategies for various types of plays. The opening portion of the work lays a foundational understanding of Bridge, starting with the game's setup and the players' roles. Elwell explains the process of cutting the cards to determine play order and how to deal the cards. He details the game's objectives, emphasizing the importance of scoring both trick and honour points and introduces various rules for dealing, including guidelines for trump declarations and how to proceed during play. This section offers clarity and structure, ensuring readers can follow the game's fundamentals before delving deeper into more intricate strategies and techniques. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bridge whist GV Text Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies 357144 2025-10-15T11:21:17.762258 text/html 340045 2011-11-13T16:01:24 text/html 224980 2025-10-15T11:21:28.705187 application/epub+zip 225776 2025-10-15T11:21:21.136247 application/epub+zip 135883 2025-10-15T11:21:19.751225 application/epub+zip 428305 2025-10-15T11:21:33.588191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421255 2025-10-15T11:21:27.794182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324890 2022-09-17T11:14:29.295142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185305 2025-10-15T11:21:16.230256 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185206 2011-11-12T17:06:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18271 2025-10-15T11:21:33.764164 application/rdf+xml 16048 2025-10-15T11:21:20.302226 image/jpeg 3726 2025-10-15T11:21:20.025209 image/jpeg 147845 2011-11-13T16:02:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 54221 2011-11-13T16:02:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 220462 2025-10-15T11:21:17.786241 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia