Audrey Grant: Products

Better Bridge Products

To order any of the products below, in the US call Baron Barclay 1-800-274-2221 or emailsales@baronbarclay.com, and in Canada call Vince Oddy 1-800-463-9815 or emailbridge@vinceoddy.com.


BOOKS FOR THE PLAYER NEW TO THE GAME
	Bridge Basics 1: An Introduction Winner of the ABTA 2003 Book of the Year award This book starts at the beginning, introducing the mechanics of the game through its history. It covers the fundamentals of the three aspects of the game . . . bidding, play, and defense. The concepts and information presented are the most current and accurate available, developed with the assistance of the game’s top champions. The material is presented in a clear, well-organized format, moving smoothly from one topic to the next. Through this book you’ll be taking the first steps into the magical world of bridge. Bridge Basics 1: An Introduction : Teachers Manual The Teachers Manual for Bridge Basics 1 features Audrey Grant's innovative and highly successful approach to teaching bridge with lesson by lesson instructions and reprintable teacher materials in the back. Click here for Teachers Manual downloadable files

BOOKS FOR THE EXPERIENCED PLAYER
		IMPROVING YOUR JUDGMENT : The Better Bridge mini-series Improving your Judgment: Opening the Bidding - a modern approach to valuing your hand and making the most effective first call. American Bridge Teachers' Book of the Year award Improving your Judgment: Doubles - the game's most versatile call. Both Books are currently SOLD OUT and are being reprinted. Check this page for upcoming publication dates.

	ACBL Bridge Series - Commonly Used Conventions Author: Grant, Audrey Winner of the ABTA 2001 Book of the Year award This book covers many of the conventions commonly used in tournament bridge. It includes the Stayman Convention, Jacoby Transfers, Jacoby 2NT, Drury, Truscott, Ingberman, Fourth Suit Forcing, Weak Two-Bids and Responses, and the Strong 2 Opening and Responses. There are extensive exercises at the end of each chapter along with sample deals showing the conventions in action. Together with More Commonly Used Conventions, this series covers everything on the ACBL's Standard American Yellow Card.

	ACBL Bridge Series - More Commonly Used Conventions Author: Grant, Audrey This book continues where Commonly Used Conventions left off. It includes Negative Doubles, SOS Redoubles, Landy, Michaels, Unusual Notrump, Blackwood, Gerber, Cuebidding, Leads, Signals, and Two-Over-One Game Forcing. There are extensive exercises at the end of each chapter along with sample deals showing the conventions in action. Together with Commonly Used Conventions, this series covers everything on the ACBL's Standard American Yellow Card.

SOFTWARE PRODUCTS

Audrey Grant's Bridge Master 2000
Author: Audrey Grant
Software By: Fred Gitelman (BridgeBase)

Bridge Master for Windows is an educational computer program that is certain to improve your declarer play technique. The program will present you with a series of instructional bridge deals to play. Bridge Master always defends perfectly. If you make a mistake as declarer, your contract will be defeated. Each deal is accompanied by an animated "bridge movie" that explains the correct line of play as well as the reasoning that leads to the solution. In this edition, Audrey Grant has designed 117 deals specifically covering basic play technique. There are also 30 more advanced deals included. Additional sets of deals are available.

BRIDGE AT SEA VIDEOS

This three-part video series presents the tools to bid, play, and defend with more confidence. The tips come from the best players in the world, presented in a way that you can easily digest and put to use.

Volume 1 - Bridge at Sea - Bidding (120 min)

This video focuses on ways of viewing balanced and unbalanced hands. We take a look at opening bids and responses. Also, the weak two-bid is so popular it has become part of standard bidding. This video takes a closer look at two-bids ... weak and strong.

Volume 2 - Bridge at Sea - Play (120 min)

This video focuses on counting losers, and how to get rid of them. The discussion of card combinations gives you ideas you can apply to every hand. Tips on establishing long suits and making the right choice for getting extra tricks will have you and your partner noticing the improvement in your declarer play.

Volume 3 - Bridge at Sea - Defense (120 min)

This video presents ideas that will get you defending as if you can see through the backs of the cards. It focuses on opening leads, second hand play, third hand play, and signaling. You defend about half the time. After watching the video, you'll find you are enjoying it more.