25 Bridge Conventions for ACOL Players [Landy/Horton/Seagram]

Even if you just play socially, it can't hurt to add a few choice gadgets to your bidding arsenal. This book describes and explains 25 basic conventions that you can easily assimilate into your own bidding.

Each one is clearly and simply explained, and you'll see how it fits in the ACOL system if you decide to use it. Each chapter includes a helpful summary of key points and a quiz with full explanations of all the answers.

The conventions discussed in this book are:

1. Acol Two Bids
2. The 2♣ Opening Bid
3. Blackwood
4. Stayman
5. Takeout Doubles
6. Reverses
7. Negative Doubles
8. Red-Suit Transfers Over 1NT
9. Jacoby 2NT
10. Splinter Bids
11. Cuebid Raises
12. Protection
13. Trial Bids
14. Cuebids to Slam
15. Grand Slam Force
16. Landy
17. Michaels Cuebids
18. Unusual Notrump
19. Meckwell
20. Roman Key Card Blackwood
21. Fourth Suit Forcing
22. Bidding Over a 2NT Opening
23. Weak Two Bids
24. Lead-Directing Doubles
25. Rubensohl

Also available in a standard bidding (5-card Majors, 15-17 NT) edition.