Prize list for the 2017 Australia-Wide Open Pairs
Players in the top 25 pairs win a one-year subscription to Australian Bridge.
Players in the Top 5 pairs can choose additional prizes from the list below.
Each prize has been awarded a Point Value, and each
player can choose prizes up to a total of 50 points.
You can combine your selection with your partner's if you like (100 points per partnership).
Please email us at mail@australianbridge.com with your selection and your address. |
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Bridge Baron (computer bridge software)
Suggested audience: all players
Available on CD and electronic download
Retail value: $99
Prize point value: 50 points
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Jack (computer bridge software)
Suggested audience: all players
Available on CD and electronic download
Retail value: $99
Prize point value: 50 points
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Australian Bridge Magazine
One year subscription
Suggested audience:
experienced club players
Retail value: $59
Prize point value: 50 points
(All players in the top 25 are already receiving this prize, but you can add an extra year if you like.)
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Any item from our collection of interactive CDs
Suggested audience: Novice/Intermediate
Retail value: $65 each
Prize point value: 30 points,
or any two for 50 points
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Selections from Tim Bourke's "Ten Greatest Books Of All Time" list
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25 Conventions
You Should Know
by Seagram & Smith
Retail value: $32.95
Prize point value:
30 points
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Winning Duplicate
Tactics
by David Bird
Retail value: $29.95
Prize point value:
25 points
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Winning Notrump
Leads
by Bird & Anthias
Retail value: $24.95
Prize point value:
25 points
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Winning Suit
Contract Leads
by Bird & Anthias
Retail value: $26.95
Prize point value:
25 points
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$20 gift card
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One $20 discount off the retail
value of any product on this page
Prize point value: 20 points
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Our favourite titles from the Bridge Humour genre
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If I Only Had A Heart
by Adamson & Smith
You've read the introductory chapters
in Australian Bridge Magazine,
and now the full book is available.
The adventures of Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow
and the Lion at the Rainbow Club.
Retail value: $32.95
Prize point value: 30 points
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The Principle Of Restricted Talent
by Kleinman & Straguzzi
The 2005 IBPA Book Of The Year
One of the best pieces of bridge humour ever written.
The adventures of a prototype robot whose bridge
skill is matched only by his personality disorders.
Retail value: $34.95
Prize point value: 30 points
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Bridge at the Enigma Club
by Peter Winkler
A hopeful young man's ill-fated attempts to impress his
beautiful pick-up partner at a very unusual bridge club.
It's a fictional look at how bridge might be played in the
near future, containing a few fascinating advanced
concepts which do not interfere with the story.
Retail value: $29.95
Prize point value: 15 points
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Selected titles from
David Bird and Victor Mollo
The Abbot, The Parrot And The Bermuda Bowl
The Abbot's Return To Earth Celestial Cardplay
The Headmaster, The Matron And The Scissors Coup
The Abbot And The Sensational Squeeze
Unholy Tricks All Hands On Deck
Heavenly Contracts Beaten By The Masters
The Hog Takes To Precision Bridge In The Menagerie
Swings And Arrows Last Call In The Menagerie
Diamonds Are A Hog's Best Friend
Prize point value: 30 points
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Selections from the writing team at Australian Bridge Magazine
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A Good Game of
Modern Bridge
by Ron Klinger
Retail value: $32.95
Prize point value:
30 points
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Countdown to
Winning Bridge
by Bourke & Smith
Retail value: $29.95
Prize point value:
30 points
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How to Read Your
Opponents' Cards
by Mike Lawrence
How the experts see
through the cards
Retail value: $26.95
Prize point value:
25 points
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To Bid Or
Not To Bid
by Larry Cohen
The book that changed
competitive bidding forever
Retail value: $34.95
Prize point value:
25 points
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Books from the Bridge Technique series
Suggested audience: Novice/Intermediate
Retail value: $12 to $18 each
Prize point value: 12 points each
or five for 50 points
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Popular books by Larry Cohen
Suggested audience: General interest
Retail value: $29.95 each
Prize point value: 25 points each
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Instructive classics by Reese and Pottage
Suggested audience: Intermediate/Advanced
Retail value: $19.95 each
Prize point value: 15 points each
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Paul Marston's The Language Of Bidding
Suggested audience: unless you think you know everything about bidding, you should read this
Available in Standard (2007 edition)
or the new 2/1 GF version (2017 edition)
Retail value: $29.95
Prize point value: 25 points
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Quiz books by Pat O'Connor
Suggested audience: Novice
Retail value: $24.95 each
Prize point value: 25 points each
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Recommended by Australian Bridge:
Bridge at the Enigma Club by Peter Winkler
A hopeful young man's ill-fated attempts to
impress his beautiful pick-up partner at a
very unusual bridge club.
It's a fictional look at how bridge might be
played in the near future, containing a few
fascinating advanced concepts which do
not interfere with the story.
Retail value: $29.95
Prize point value: 15 points
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Focus series by Danny Roth
Retail value: $22.95 each
Prize point value: 10 points each
or all three for 25 points
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Bridge Mix by Charles Schulz
A collection of bridge cartoons from
the legendary Peanuts author
Retail value: $12
Prize point value: 10 points
(but if you've used up 45 of your 50 points on
other books, you can have this one for 5 points)
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Go Ahead Laugh by Jude Goodwin
A collection of clever and relatable cartoons
depicting an aspiring new tournament player
Retail value: $29.95
Prize point value: 15 points
(but if you've used up 40 of your 50 points on
other books, you can have this one for 10 points)
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Miscellaneous books |
Kantar on Kontract
Eddie Kantar
$22 Prize point value: 20 points |
Play Cards with Tim Seres
Michael Courtney
Rating: Advanced
Prize point value: 25 points |
Win The Bermuda Bowl With Me
Jeff Meckstroth & Marc Smith
$34.95 Prize point value: 25 points |
Helgemo's World Of Bridge
Geo Tislevoll
$19.95 Prize point value: 20 points |
Breaking The Rules
Barry Rigal
$29.95 Prize point value: 25 points |
How To Play Bridge With Your Spouse
Teutolsky
$29.95 Prize point value: 20 points |
The Hands Of Time
Mark Horton
$29.95 Prize point value: 20 points |
The Bridge Magicians
Mark Horton
$34.95 Prize point value: 25 points |
Northern Lights
Ray & Linda Lee
$32.95 Prize point value: 25 points |
Thinking on Defense
Jim Priebe
$29.95 Prize point value: 20 points |
Matchpoint Defense
Jim Priebe
$29.95 Prize point value: 25 points |
Samurai Bridge
Robert McKinnon
$32.95 Prize point value: 20 points |
One Trick At A Time
Jim Jackson
$32.95 Prize point value: 20 points |
Deadly Endplay
Ken Allan
$29.95 Prize point value: 20 points |
Bridge Today Digest
Pamela & Matthew Granovetter
$29.95 Prize point value: 20 points |
Winning Decisions in Competitive Bidding
Paul Marston
Rating: Intermediate/Advanced
Prize point value: 15 points |
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