{"product_id":"from-short-whist-to-contract-hans-secelle-9781771402163","title":"From Short Whist to Contract Bridge: The history of contract bridge and its predecessors","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn From Short Whist to Contract Bridge, the author takes the reader on a fascinating journey through space and time and introduces him to such games as Karn ffel, Whist, Hombre, Quadrille, Boston, Cayenne, Vist-Preferans, Russian Whist, Yeralash and Stormwhist. These old and mostly forgotten games will eventually lead to the assembly of a number of 'proto-bridge' variants, of which only Collinson's Biritch or Russian Whist will survive the labor pains. In its turn, this 'mother of all bridge variants' will be superseded by its more sophisticated successors: bridge-opposition, auction bridge, royal auction bridge, plafond and, finally, contract bridge, the world's most popular card game...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hans Secelle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771402164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771402163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Master Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Hans Secelle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126762238207,"sku":"9781771402163","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e250c289-b90a-4c88-8e15-7e6f66bd8b1d.jpg?v=1687450021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-short-whist-to-contract-hans-secelle-9781771402163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}