As declarer or defender counting the hand is the one thing that will help your play the most. But how do you keep track of those cards? This software will show you how. This edition is an educational and fun software product that presents all the content from the original book in interactive mode giving you a chance to try your hand at the frequent questions practice hands and tests. At the same time the animated diagrams make following the play of card combinations or complete hands a snap-and you can repeat an example as many times as you like!
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Contents of this software include:
SECTION ONE — THE BASICS
Chapter 1 Why Count?
Chapter 2 The Mechanics of Counting
Chapter 3 Clues from the Bidding
Chapter 4 Counting the Defenders’High-Card Points
SECTION TWO — COUNTING AS DECLARER
Chapter 5 Concentrating on the Distribution
Chapter 6 Clues from the Opening Lead
Chapter 7 Locating a Queen
Chapter 8 Looking for a Jack
Chapter 9 Guessing King-Jack Combinations
Chapter 10 Using the Defenders’Cards to Get a Count
Chapter 11 Bringing It All Together as Declarer
SECTION THREE — COUNTING ON DEFENSE
Chapter 12 Signalling on Defense
Chapter 13 Counting Declarer’s Shape
Chapter 14 Counting Declarer’s Points
Chapter 15 Counting Declarer’s Tricks
Chapter 16 Concealing Your Distribution
Chapter 17 Concealing Your Honors
Chapter 18 Making Declarer Decide Early
Chapter 19 True or False? When to Play Honest Card