117:. According to the Introduction to the book by English bridge writer Guy Ramsay, Stern had known Darvas in the 1930s and in his exile had become friends with Hart. Stern proposed a book by the two of them, combining the Hungarian's fantasy and wit and the Englishman's fancy and humour. Soviet Russia, which had taken control of Hungary after World War II, considered bridge a decadent game. By devious routes Darvas smuggled out his ideas for bridge deals to Stern, who passed them on to Hart, who wrote the narrative. There were still difficulties to overcome; they were solved by English bridge player and writer
133:, and taking part in a practice match. In the early hours of the morning, alone in a club cardroom puzzling over a deal from that day, the 52 cards speak with him and with each other, and each one tells him a story of a deal in which they had played a significant part. The narrator proposes to write a book about the tales of the People of the Pack; they are delighted by the idea. In the daylight, a club steward enters the cardroom and opens the window blinds. The steward asks the narrator if he has been asleep. "No, I have not been asleep."
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Villiers Hart. It includes 52 deals in which each of the 52 cards of the pack plays a significant role, described by and interspersed with comments from the playing cards themselves, the
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All 52 deals contain points of technical interest, from the whimsical through the practical to the highly advanced. (For example, the penultimate deal involves the extremely rare
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2294:
2293:
2288:
2283:
2277:
2275:
2271:
2270:
2268:
2267:
2262:
2257:
2251:
2249:
2245:
2244:
2242:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2201:
2196:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2101:
2096:
2090:
2088:
2084:
2083:
2081:
2080:
2075:
2070:
2065:
2059:
2057:
2049:
2048:
2045:
2038:
2037:
2034:
2033:
2030:
2029:
2027:
2026:
2021:
2016:
2011:
2006:
2001:
1996:
1991:
1985:
1983:
1979:
1978:
1976:
1975:
1970:
1961:
1959:Winkle squeeze
1956:
1951:
1946:
1944:Triple squeeze
1941:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1921:
1916:
1914:Simple squeeze
1911:
1906:
1904:Pseudo-squeeze
1901:
1896:
1891:
1886:
1881:
1876:
1871:
1869:Double squeeze
1866:
1861:
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1805:Loser on loser
1802:
1797:
1792:
1790:Crocodile coup
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1753:
1748:
1743:
1733:
1731:
1727:
1726:
1724:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1621:Avoidance play
1618:
1612:
1610:
1602:
1601:
1598:
1591:
1590:
1587:
1586:
1583:
1582:
1580:
1579:
1573:
1571:
1567:
1566:
1564:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1536:Precision Club
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1466:Bidding system
1463:
1458:
1453:
1447:
1445:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1405:Takeout double
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1260:Board (bridge)
1257:
1255:Bidding system
1252:
1247:
1242:
1236:
1234:
1226:
1225:
1222:
1215:
1214:
1211:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1076:Bridge scoring
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1051:Auction bridge
1047:
1045:
1037:
1036:
1033:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1018:
1017:
1010:
1003:
995:
987:
986:
979:
961:
946:
927:
920:
899:
874:
849:
841:Aces Made Easy
824:
805:
764:
763:
761:
758:
757:
756:
753:
749:
736:
733:
732:
731:
724:
721:
697:
694:
656:
655:
652:
648:
647:
644:
640:
639:
636:
632:
631:
629:
626:
623:
620:
619:
616:
613:
610:
606:
605:
602:
599:
596:
592:
591:
588:
585:
582:
578:
577:
574:
571:
554:
551:
547:
546:
543:
539:
538:
535:
531:
530:
527:
523:
522:
520:
517:
514:
504:
503:
492:
491:
459:
458:
446:
445:
429:
428:
417:
416:
408:
407:
405:
402:
399:
392:
391:
385:
379:
376:
369:
368:
365:
362:
359:
348:
347:
344:
340:
339:
336:
332:
331:
328:
324:
323:
321:
318:
315:
307:
306:
303:
300:
297:
293:
292:
289:
286:
283:
279:
278:
275:
272:
269:
265:
264:
261:
258:
241:
238:
234:
233:
230:
226:
225:
222:
218:
217:
214:
210:
209:
207:
204:
201:
174:
171:
157:Aces Made Easy
126:
123:
104:
101:
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
71:United Kingdom
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3141:
3130:
3127:
3125:
3122:
3121:
3119:
3096:
3093:
3092:
3090:
3086:
3080:
3077:
3076:
3074:
3070:
3064:
3063:
3059:
3057:
3056:
3052:
3050:
3049:
3045:
3038:
3036:
3033:
3032:
3030:
3026:
3020:
3019:
3015:
3013:
3012:
3008:
3006:
3005:
3001:
2999:
2998:
2994:
2992:
2991:
2987:
2985:
2984:
2980:
2978:
2977:
2973:
2971:
2970:
2966:
2964:
2963:
2959:
2952:
2950:
2947:
2945:
2942:
2940:
2937:
2930:
2928:
2925:
2923:
2920:
2919:
2917:
2913:
2909:
2902:
2898:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2849:
2846:
2844:
2841:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2771:
2769:
2766:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2748:Mini-Spingold
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2671:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2642:
2640:
2637:
2635:
2632:
2630:
2627:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2616:
2614:
2610:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2524:
2521:
2519:
2518:Rosenblum Cup
2516:
2514:
2513:McConnell Cup
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2489:
2486:
2485:
2483:
2479:
2473:
2470:
2469:
2467:
2463:
2459:
2455:Championships
2452:
2448:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2406:
2404:
2401:
2399:
2396:
2394:
2391:
2389:
2386:
2384:
2381:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2361:
2359:
2356:
2354:
2351:
2350:
2348:
2344:
2338:
2335:
2333:
2330:
2328:
2325:
2323:
2320:
2318:
2315:
2313:
2310:
2308:
2305:
2304:
2302:
2298:
2292:
2289:
2287:
2284:
2282:
2279:
2278:
2276:
2272:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2256:
2253:
2252:
2250:
2246:
2240:
2239:United States
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2097:
2095:
2092:
2091:
2089:
2085:
2079:
2076:
2074:
2071:
2069:
2066:
2064:
2061:
2060:
2058:
2054:
2050:
2043:
2039:
2025:
2022:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2014:Rusinow leads
2012:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2004:Rule of 10-12
2002:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1986:
1984:
1982:Defender play
1980:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1949:Trump squeeze
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1939:Strip squeeze
1937:
1935:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1920:
1917:
1915:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1905:
1902:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1884:Guard squeeze
1882:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1874:Entry squeeze
1872:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1854:Clash squeeze
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1833:
1831:
1828:
1826:
1823:
1821:
1820:Scissors coup
1818:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1810:Merrimac coup
1808:
1806:
1803:
1801:
1798:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1786:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1765:Alcatraz coup
1763:
1761:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1735:
1734:
1732:
1730:Declarer play
1728:
1722:
1721:Vacant Places
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1681:Probabilities
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1613:
1611:
1607:
1603:
1596:
1592:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1568:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1448:
1446:
1442:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1390:Single suiter
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1270:Brown sticker
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1240:Balanced hand
1238:
1237:
1235:
1231:
1227:
1220:
1216:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1171:Rubber bridge
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1066:Bridge maxims
1064:
1062:
1061:Bridge-O-Rama
1059:
1057:
1056:Bridge ethics
1054:
1052:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1042:
1038:
1031:
1027:
1023:
1016:
1011:
1009:
1004:
1002:
997:
996:
993:
982:
980:0-910791-69-4
976:
972:
965:
962:
957:
950:
947:
942:
938:
931:
928:
923:
917:
913:
909:
903:
900:
888:
884:
878:
875:
863:
859:
853:
850:
846:
842:
838:
834:
828:
825:
820:
816:
809:
806:
801:
797:
793:
792:
787:
783:
776:
774:
772:
770:
766:
759:
754:
750:
747:
742:
741:
740:
734:
730:
727:
726:
722:
720:
718:
714:
710:
706:
702:
695:
693:
691:
690:
685:
683:
653:
650:
649:
645:
642:
641:
637:
634:
633:
627:
624:
621:
617:
614:
611:
608:
607:
603:
600:
597:
594:
593:
589:
586:
583:
580:
579:
575:
572:
570:
569:
564:
559:
552:
549:
548:
544:
541:
540:
536:
533:
532:
528:
525:
524:
518:
515:
512:
509:
502:
494:
493:
490:
483:
476:
469:
461:
460:
456:
448:
447:
439:
431:
430:
427:
419:
418:
414:
413:
406:
403:
400:
394:
393:
386:
380:
377:
371:
370:
366:
363:
360:
357:
356:
353:
345:
342:
341:
337:
334:
333:
329:
326:
325:
319:
316:
308:
304:
301:
298:
295:
294:
290:
287:
284:
281:
280:
276:
273:
270:
267:
266:
262:
259:
257:
256:
251:
246:
239:
236:
235:
231:
228:
227:
223:
220:
219:
215:
212:
211:
205:
202:
199:
196:
194:
190:
189:
184:
180:
172:
170:
168:
166:
160:
158:
154:
149:
147:
143:
139:
134:
132:
131:rubber bridge
124:
122:
120:
116:
115:
110:
102:
100:
98:
93:
89:
88:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
19:
3072:TV and Radio
3060:
3053:
3046:
3039:
3016:
3010:
3009:
3002:
2995:
2988:
2981:
2974:
2967:
2960:
2953:
2931:
2688:Goren Trophy
2643:
2488:Bermuda Bowl
2024:Smith signal
1999:Opening lead
1963:
1954:Vice squeeze
1929:Squeeze play
1834:
1800:Devil's coup
1755:
1736:
1701:Smother play
1671:Pin (bridge)
1636:Card reading
1551:Säffle Spade
1546:Romex system
1521:Little Major
1430:Weak two bid
1425:Void (cards)
1410:Three suiter
1295:Forcing pass
1156:Masterpoints
1081:Bridge whist
970:
964:
955:
949:
940:
930:
911:
902:
890:. Retrieved
883:Klinger, Ron
877:
865:. Retrieved
861:
852:
840:
827:
814:
808:
789:
745:
738:
716:
700:
699:
687:
686:
682:split tenace
664:return with
659:
567:
562:
557:
556:
507:
500:
485:
478:
471:
467:
454:
437:
425:
351:
254:
249:
244:
243:
186:
176:
163:
161:
156:
150:
135:
128:
112:
106:
86:
85:
84:
18:
2619:Buffett Cup
2317:Crockford's
2286:Dallas Aces
2248:Other lists
2229:Switzerland
2199:New Zealand
2134:Netherlands
1830:Vienna coup
1751:Safety play
1570:Conventions
1531:Polish Club
1496:Carrot Club
1476:Boring Club
1400:Strong pass
1365:Psychic bid
1290:Forcing bid
1250:Bidding box
908:Bourke, Tim
892:15 December
867:16 December
713:Ron Klinger
709:Jeff Rubens
696:Recognition
672:5. A small
277:J109876542
146:Robert coup
3118:Categories
3042:Magazines:
2733:Marcus Cup
2533:Venice Cup
2337:Savoy Club
2009:Rule of 11
1825:Trump coup
1541:Roman Club
1435:Zar Points
1415:Two suiter
1395:Stolen bid
1335:Minor suit
1330:Major suit
1161:Minibridge
786:Cohen, Ben
760:References
193:endplaying
188:en passant
144:named the
109:Paul Stern
103:Background
3028:Magazines
2808:Reisinger
2291:Four Aces
2281:Blue Team
2094:Australia
1837:Squeezes:
1770:Bath coup
1626:Beer card
1599:Card play
1471:Blue Club
1086:Bridgette
800:560654187
499:2, 8, 9,
424:Q, K, 2,
191:, and so
183:exit card
119:Ben Cohen
114:Anschluss
60:Publisher
52:Published
16:1947 book
2838:Spingold
2209:Pakistan
2114:Bulgaria
1716:Uppercut
1696:Shooting
1506:Fantunes
1345:Overcall
1300:Game try
1034:Overview
939:(1947).
885:(2008).
839:(1934).
837:Fougasse
752:artwork.
723:See also
404:All pass
165:Compèred
153:Fougasse
125:The book
2465:General
2174:Ireland
2164:Hungary
2159:Germany
2149:Fiction
2144:England
2129:Denmark
2109:Britain
2099:Austria
2056:General
1746:Finesse
1661:Hold up
1646:Endplay
1609:General
1526:Moscito
1444:Systems
1350:Preempt
1280:Cue bid
1233:General
1223:Bidding
1201:Vugraph
1131:Goulash
1096:Chicago
1044:General
651:♣
643:♦
635:♥
625:♠
615:♣
609:♣
601:♦
595:♦
590:J10987
587:♥
581:♥
573:♠
550:♠
542:♣
534:♦
526:♥
516:♠
343:♣
335:♦
327:♥
317:♠
302:♣
296:♣
288:♦
282:♦
274:♥
268:♥
260:♠
237:♠
229:♣
221:♦
213:♥
203:♠
44:Subject
2956:Books:
2234:Taiwan
2224:Sweden
2219:Russia
2214:Poland
2204:Norway
2194:Monaco
2189:Mexico
2179:Israel
2154:France
2119:Canada
2104:Brazil
2019:Signal
1758:Coups:
1739:Basic:
1686:Revoke
1176:Screen
977:
918:
798:
338:KQ764
310:Lead:
299:10987
285:AJ108
232:A6543
36:Author
2915:Books
2481:World
2300:Clubs
2274:Teams
2184:Italy
2169:India
2139:Egypt
2124:China
1706:Tempo
1651:Entry
1631:Caddy
1196:Trump
646:Q764
598:J108
466:3 to
440:, 2,
367:East
364:North
358:South
320:AQ42
263:KJ10
224:9532
76:Pages
1780:Coup
1691:Ruff
1641:Duck
1501:EHAA
1461:Acol
1186:Suit
975:ISBN
916:ISBN
894:2017
869:2017
796:OCLC
705:ACBL
537:953
453:10,
378:Pass
361:West
346:QJ2
240:876
206:953
142:coup
55:1947
545:65
436:K,
401:Dbl
271:Q3
79:220
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216:K
167:by
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678:♠
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670:♦
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662:♥
568:S
558:N
501:K
497:♠
489:J
487:♣
482:Q
480:♣
475:A
473:♠
468:Q
464:♠
455:A
451:♣
442:♥
438:A
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426:A
422:♥
397:♦
395:4
389:♥
387:3
383:♦
381:2
374:♦
372:1
312:♥
255:S
245:N
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