Bridge Directors Companion

ABF version

Updated reference book to the 2017 laws of duplicate bridge for club directors or aspiring directors preparing for the bridge director's exam. The most important laws are brought together, put in chronological order of a bridge session from the director's point of view and explained. Some are specially labelled and can be used to educate the players about the bridge laws from their point of view. Each of the subjects fits onto 1 or 2 pages so as to minimise the search for the necessary information.

This booklet is an invaluable tool for any Bridge Director wanting to keep the Laws of Duplicate Bridge at their finger tips. It will help aspiring Directors to better understand and learn what theyneed to know for their Director's exam, and all Directors will findit very useful as a quick reference to many bridge laws in orderto expertly direct a Club session. The Laws are brought together, put in the chronological order of a bridge session from the Director's point of view (finding the right Movement, Generalities, the Auction, the Play, Scoring) andexplained with a reference to the law number in question. Some points are specially labelled and can be used to educatethe players about the bridge laws from their point of view.Each subject fits onto 1 or 2 pages so as to minimise the search for the necessary information. Thanks to the use of coloursand symbols, a clear and quick ruling can be reached at the table.Perfect to find one's way through the laws of duplicate bridge.

This step-by-step user manual was written to help the new bridge Director learn how to direct an ACBL bridge game. It covers running a game, both using and not using Bridgemates II. There are also several trouble-shooting sections for Bridgemates, ACBLscore, and other common problems.