Paperback, 216 pp., ISBN 1-894154-05-3
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Did you ever notice how the bridge experts always seem to know where every card is? How their finesses always seem to succeed? How their guesses are nearly always perfect? This book won't teach you how to play quite that well, but it will introduce you to some very simple techniques that the experts use on play and defense. As declarer or defender, counting the hand is the one thing that will help you the most. Full of practical examples of how to apply the information you get from counting, this book is sure to improve your game.

Englishman Marc Smith writes monthly columns for both BRIDGE and BRIDGE PLUS as well as for the OKBRIDGE SPECTATOR. He is an expert bidding forum panelist for numerous magazines, as well as at Bridge Forum on the Internet. He lives near Southampton, UK. His other books include The Bridge Technique Series with David Bird, 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know and 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding with Barbara Seagram, and World Class.

Tim Bourke is a regular contributor to Australian Bridge and other magazines, and was coauthor of Tournament Acol with David Bird. He has one of the largest collections of bridge books, magazines and memorabilia in the world. As a player, he has won nine Australian national titles. His other books include Bridge the Silver Way with David Silver, and Saints & Sinners with David Bird.

"If you have been playing bridge without counting the hand, perhaps for many years, you are about to enter a new world."
- David Bird

"Another winner from Master Point Press, and one of the best books of the year so far - highly recommended."
- Bridge Magazine, Oct. 1999

"An excellent book. Many texts teach you how to count, but this one shows that you sometimes need only to count to six, not thirteen."
- The Kibitzer

"If you will forgive me for using the pun, you can count on this book to improve your counting."
- The Bridge magazine

"An excellent new book."
- The New York Times

"One of the best books of the year - highly recommended."
- BRIDGE magazine

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