This guide explains the Law of Total Tricks, invented by the French in the 1950s. It is one of the best-selling and most influential bridge books of the past three decades.
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Complete explanation of the Law of Total Tricks
This is the best-selling bridge book of the 1990's. It starts at the very beginning and explains what the Law of Total Tricks is, and how to use it while bidding a bridge hand.
This is the best-selling bridge book of the 1990's. It starts at the very beginning and explains what the Law of Total Tricks is, and how to use it while bidding a bridge hand.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
The law of total tricks has been around for about 40 years, but it's never been as thoroughly and completely explained as in this book. Cohen shows how the law should be used to resolve your competitive bidding decisions and to make the opponents' life more difficult. He also shows how modern bidding, and how the conventions he developed with Marty Bergen, try to give your partnership the information you need to make total trick decisions. Simply the best book on the subject.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Roger
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2012
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The book describes a widely-known bidding method known as the Law of Total Tricks. In 2008 I wrote a review, giving it 5 stars. But, having used it for a while, and with the passage of time, I've learnt better.
The method is deceptively attractive, in that it appears to be an easy way of automating one's bidding - removing the need for judgement. It has been very popular. Unfortunately it is a bit like the talkative gambler or fisherman - entertaining and impressive when it pays off, but quickly forgotten when it doesn't.
I've now read a book by Mike Lawrence, his full critique of the Law of Total Tricks ("I Fought the Law of Total Tricks"). With the help of computers to evaluate thousands of hands the book provides convincing evidence that two of the law's most basic principles are incorrect. It also demonstrates that, on many types of hand, that the law is correct on less than 50% of occasions.
I suggest you familiarise yourself with Lawrence's work (Google it) before parting with money on this one.
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The book describes a widely-known bidding method known as the Law of Total Tricks. In 2008 I wrote a review, giving it 5 stars. But, having used it for a while, and with the passage of time, I've learnt better.
The method is deceptively attractive, in that it appears to be an easy way of automating one's bidding - removing the need for judgement. It has been very popular. Unfortunately it is a bit like the talkative gambler or fisherman - entertaining and impressive when it pays off, but quickly forgotten when it doesn't.
I've now read a book by Mike Lawrence, his full critique of the Law of Total Tricks ("I Fought the Law of Total Tricks"). With the help of computers to evaluate thousands of hands the book provides convincing evidence that two of the law's most basic principles are incorrect. It also demonstrates that, on many types of hand, that the law is correct on less than 50% of occasions.
I suggest you familiarise yourself with Lawrence's work (Google it) before parting with money on this one.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
If your bridge library were extremely small, one MUST item would be The Law of Total Tricks. It's a gem, one that will change the way you think at bridge and one that will help you make those tough part-score and higher competitive decisions which are ordinarily such "guess work". This book will help you evaluate your bidding options with much greater assurance and accuracy.
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Essential Reading To Improve Your Competitive Bidding
I bought this book soon after it was first published.It has made a HUGE difference to my game.
It doesn't really discuss "systems" nor does it even touch upon card... Read more
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