This vintage book contains a detailed guide to playing bridge with information on common mistakes and how to avoid them simple instructions for improved play and a wealth of useful little hints and tips. This book is designed for the ordinary club member with a fair amount of playing under their belt and a knowledge of the more popular systems of play and it would prove invaluable to those fitting this description who want to improve their game. The chapters of this book include: 'The Points you Lose - Ignoring the Odds' 'The Points you Lose - Playing the Dummy' 'The Points you Lose - in Defense' 'The Points you lose - in Bidding' 'The Points you Lose - in Not Doubling' 'Your Battlefield' 'Don't Teach your Partner' et cetera. We are republishing this volume now complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.