{"product_id":"2940014956482","title":"The Rodwell Files, Part 4: The DOs and DON'Ts of Cardplay","description":"Eric Rodwell's contributions to bidding theory are well-known, but in these ground-breaking books he reveals for the first time his unique approach to the play of the cards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst, he describes and explains the process for deciding on a line of play — using concepts such as +L positions, tightropes, trick packages and Control Units as well as exploring more standard themes such as counting winners, losers, and distribution. Included here too is a checklist of 'defogging questions' to get you back on track when your analysis gets bogged down. Then he moves on to a host of innovative ideas in cardplay, strategies and tactics that can be used by declarer or defenders, each one illustrated with real-life examples from top-level play. Many of these ideas will be new to anyone below the bridge stratosphere. Finally, under the heading 'DOs and DON'Ts', Rodwell talks about the mental side of the game: areas where players often go wrong in their approach to the problem at hand, areas that mark the key differences between an average player and a successful one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original 'Rodwell File', the collection of notes on which these books are based, has been in existence for more than twenty years, but it is only now that the author is prepared to allow his 'secrets' to become public knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in this volume:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 5 — THE DOs AND DON’Ts OF CARDPLAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: The DOs of Cardplay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Count HCP’s, Shape, Winners and Losers\u003cbr\u003e2. Reconstruct Both Unseen Hands\u003cbr\u003e3. Pay Attention to Negative Inferences from Earlier Plays\u003cbr\u003eand\/or Bidding\u003cbr\u003e4. Check Your Work for Errors — Do It Twice\u003cbr\u003e5. Anticipate Possible Snags\u003cbr\u003e6. Check Out a Minor Option Before Taking the Main Line\u003cbr\u003e7. Look for the Possibility of a Dummy Reversal\u003cbr\u003e8. Use the Defogging Questions when Your Analysis Gets\u003cbr\u003eBogged Down\u003cbr\u003e9. Make Sure You Are Aware when the Play Follows a Tightrope\u003cbr\u003e10. Keep Up with the Facts as They Become Available and\u003cbr\u003eRestock Regularly\u003cbr\u003e11. Make Sure You Register Information as it Becomes Available\u003cbr\u003e12. Be Alert to the Need for a Change of Tack\u003cbr\u003e13. Trust the Opponents’ Carding\u003cbr\u003e14. Notice and Take Correct Inferences from Surprising Actions\u003cbr\u003eby an Opponent\u003cbr\u003e15. Look for Ways to Create a False Impression in the Mind\u003cbr\u003eof an Opponent\u003cbr\u003e16. Prepare Your Falsecards\u003cbr\u003e17. Lead Toward High Cards to Prevent Them Being Ruffed Out\u003cbr\u003e18. Cash Your Tricks Before the Opponent(s) Can Discard\u003cbr\u003ein a Suit and Subsequently Ruff Your Winners\u003cbr\u003e19. Routinely Unblock Spotcards\u003cbr\u003e20. Be Alert for Situations Where One of the Opponents\u003cbr\u003eCan Be Cut Off\u003cbr\u003e21. Be Alert for Unusual Types of Holdup Play\u003cbr\u003e22. Be Alert for (Perhaps Unusual) Ducking Plays\u003cbr\u003e23. Try to Neutralize the Opponents’ Winners\u003cbr\u003e24. Always Consider Partner’s Problems on Defense\u003cbr\u003e25. View the Play from the ‘Danger Hand’ Perspective\u003cbr\u003e26. Try to Figure Out Why an Opponent Is Playing a Hand in a\u003cbr\u003eCertain Way\u003cbr\u003e27. Be Prepared for a Play\u003cbr\u003e28. Watch for Situations where Communication Problems Exist,\u003cbr\u003eor Could be Made to Exist\u003cbr\u003e29. Always Consider the Merits of Passive Play\u003cbr\u003e30. Be Prepared to Make an Attacking Shift if the Situation\u003cbr\u003eDemands It\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: The DON’Ts of Cardplay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Don’t Take Speculation as Fact\u003cbr\u003e2. Don’t Mire Your Thought Processes in Speculation Once\u003cbr\u003eFacts Are Available\u003cbr\u003e3. Don’t Make a Play in a Crucial Suit Before All Possible\u003cbr\u003eInformation Is Obtained\u003cbr\u003e4. Don’t Strip Out Your Side’s Suit as a Defender\u003cbr\u003e5. Don’t Forget to Use Trick Packages in Your Analysis\u003cbr\u003e6. Don’t Lose Your Train of Thought\u003cbr\u003e7. Don’t Succumb to Emotional Prejudice\u003cbr\u003e8. Don’t Get Locked into a Pattern\u003cbr\u003e9. Don’t Get Caught in a ‘Thematic Freeze’\u003cbr\u003e10. Don’t Concede to Analytical Fatigue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the remaining volumes, look for the following titles:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rodwell Files, Part 1: The Building Blocks\u003cbr\u003eThe Rodwell Files, Part 2: Advanced Cardplay Maneuvers\u003cbr\u003eThe Rodwell Files, Part 3: Defensive Strategies","brand":"Master Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176848343280,"sku":"2940014956482","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014956482_p0.jpg?v=1763617563","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014956482","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}