''Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand'' is a book on

contract bridge Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. Millions ...

co-written by the Canadian teacher and author

Barbara Seagram Barbara Seagram (born 1949 in Barbados, West Indies) is a Canadian Registered Nurse and contract bridge writer, teacher, and administrator. She is co-author of thirty-two published bridge books, including co-writing with Marc Smith ''25 Bridge C ...

and the British author David Bird. It was published by

Master Point Press Master Point Press is a Canadian book publishing company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It grew out of Canadian Master Point magazine (1992–1997), which was published by Ray and Linda Lee. The company began publishing books in 1994. While ...

in 2009. The book teaches novice bridge players some basic techniques of declarer play, including suit establishment, ruffing losers and the finesse. It also explains how to make a plan as declarer, teaching readers how to recognize which technique should apply on a given deal, both in no trump contracts and suit contracts. It also teaches entry management and elementary counting. The book won the ABTA (American Bridge Teachers Association) Book of the Year award for 2010. In 2018, their sequel, ''Planning the Play - The Next Level'', also won an ABTA Book of the Year award, covering more complex topics.''ACBL Bridge Bulletin'', September 2019, page 33.

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