Excerpt from Expert Auction: A Clear Exposition of the Game, as Actually Played by Experts, With Numerous Suggestions for Improvement It is possible to deal different Auction hands. The best possible system of bid and play is that which, if consistently followed, would win the most possible points if each of these hands could be played. All this has been determined with mathematical precision, and the resulting scientific system of bid and play averages to give the best possible results. T 0 make easier reading most of the mathematical probabilities have been omitted. But each bid and play the reader is advised to use is based upon mathematical fact and practical experience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.