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Eddie Kantar Teaches: Advanced Bridge Defense (CD)

Eddie Kantar Teaches: Advanced Bridge Defense (CD)
by Eddie Kantar
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Compact disc.

This interactive CD-ROM is based on the bestselling book that was named 1999 Book of the Year by the ABTA. Topics covered (which include planning the defense, inferences, various ways of counting the hand, developing extra trump tricks, falsecarding, and lead-directing doubles) are explained so thoroughly that even experts will benefit from studying them. This educational and fun software product presents the same material in interactive mode, giving you a chance to try the 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! Eddie Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense Eddie Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense -- Interactive CD-ROM Edition is based on the best-seller that was named Book of the Year by the American Bridge Teachers Association. The topics covered (including strategy, inferences, ways of counting the hand, developing extra trump tricks, falsecarding, and lead-directing doubles) are explained so thoroughly that even experts will benefit from studying them. This software edition presents the same material in interactive mode, giving you a chance to try the questions, practice hands and tests. At the same time, animated hand diagrams make it a snap to follow the play of card combinations or complete deals -- and you can repeat an example as many times as you like! "I liked the book, but I'd choose the CD version without reservation!" PAUL LINXWILER, ACBL Bulletin "Comprehensive, yet crystal clear, and full of Kantar's inimitable humor" PAUL SOLOWAY, three time World Champion, and ACBL all-time leading master point holder This software has state of the art graphics and has been designed to make your learning experience as easy and enjoyable as possible. Everything on the screen is "over-sized" to help those with vision problems. The user can customize the screen colors and various aspects of how bridge hands are displayed. There is extensive online help. Eddie Kantar is one of the most popular bridge writers and teachers ever. He has a great sense of humor and can convey concepts in a precise and easily understood manner. Fred Gitelman, the program's developer, is a member of the Canadian National Bridge Team. He has won three silver Medals in World Championship events. Fred is considered one of the top bridge programmers in the world. Thousands of bridge players from all over the world have found Fred's bridge software products to provide countless hours of effective and enjoyable learning. System requirements: IBM compatible computer, Windows 95 or better, 10 MB free hard disk space, CD ROM drive, 8 MB RAM, at least 800x600 screen resolution.