The important points stressed in the "Play Bridge!" televi-

sion series are outlined and explained in this book. There

is no need to spend time copying sample hands from the

screen. All of the hands and their explanations used in the

series will be included. There is space at the end of each

chapter for your notes so that you can jot down information

you particularly want to remember. We suggest that you

take your notes here so that all of your information on

bridge will be in one handy location.

After you have watched the lesson on television and read

the corresponding chapter, you can check your under-

standing of the principles in the"TEST YOURSELF section

at the end of the chapters. Try to find the answer to the

problem and explain why you bid or played as you did,

before looking at the explanations.

Many systems have been devised for the bidding and

play of contract bridge. We are using the American Stan-

dard System, introduced by Charles Goren, because it is

recognized and used universally. If you know this system,