"Here is the indispensable work on the greatest of all card games. Editor Manley and his stable of contributors have earned a gold star." - Frank Stewart

"My advice to you is to be the first on your block to get a copy. And if you have a gift in mind for anyone who plays this beautiful game, your problems are over. In spades." - Eddie Kantar

The Official ACBL Encyclopedia
of Bridge ~ 7th Edition

Edited by Brent Manley

This long-awaited edition is the most complete volume of bridge information and instruction ever compiled. With over 600 easy-to read and easy-to-search pages, it belongs in every bridge player's library. It has thousands of entries covering bridge terms, conventions, systems, rules, and top personalities.

Completely redesigned format

25% larger type

Comprehensive user-friendly index

Hundreds of photos

85 pages on conventions

55 pages on suit combinations

Contains a CD-ROM version of the complete Encyclopedia plus hundreds of biographies and NABC winners

Table of Contents

History

ACBL Hall of Fame

CBF Hall of Fame

Bridge at the Top

Bridge Museum

ACBL - How it Works

Tournaments

Trophies

World of Bridge

Terminology

Bidding

Competitive Bidding

Conventions

Systems

Card Play

Matchpoints vs IMP's

Carding

Advance Plays

Squeezes

Suit Combinations

At the Table

Mathematics and Bridge

Rules and "Laws" of Bridge

Bridge and Digital Age

Curiosities

Rubber Bridge

Index