Cadiz, Spain Minerva Exceptional cruise offer aboardMinerva Travel in country-house style aboard Minerva with around 320 like-minded passengers and dine in the restaurant of your choice. Be assured of excellent value for money, including all tips on board and ashore as well as an inclusive tailor-made excursion programme. All passengers who have booked and registered through will be eligible to partake in the late afternoon bridge sessions, held on days when the ship is at sea. There is no bridge supplement as, like most of the excursions, it is included in the price. Mr Bridge actively encourages singles to join the party and they will always be found a partner for a game. SOUTH TO THE MEDITERRANEAN EXCLUSIVE 15 DAYS DEPARTING 1 AUGUST 2012 MR BRIDGE Inside from £1,495pp FARES Single Inside from £1,995pp Green Spain, the ‘golden’ River Douro, the Moorish Alhambra Palace, the gem of Portsmouth the naval port of Cartagena and a quartet of Mediterranean islands lie in wait as England St Peter Port Minerva sails south to the Mediterranean. Your guest speakers include: Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe – archaeology of the Mediterranean La Coruña Professor Ian Beckett – military history Dr Philip de Souza – ancient history Oporto Inclusive shore excursions: Palma Cagliari Santiago de Compostela, Oporto city tour and port tasting, Jerez and sherry tasting, Cadiz Trapani Cartagena walk, full day Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens, Cartagena walk and Roman theatre, Murcia, Nora, Cagliari town walk, Segesta Greek site, Selinunte Acropolis, Valletta town Cadiz walk, Malta island drive. Malaga Valletta Malta Complimentary airport coach transfers from London to Portsmouth at the start of your cruise. Twin fare shown is per person, sharing a category 12 inside cabin. Single fare shown is based on sole occupany of a category 12 cabin. All fares include all fuel supplements (correct at time of printing but subject to change). Offers apply to new bookings only, are capacity controlled, subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time. Fares shown include all applicable discounts are subject to change and are not combinable with any other offer. Booking terms and conditions apply. All fares shown are guarantee fares - cabin number will be allocated approximately 3 weeks prior to departure. Travel insurance not included. Swan Hellenic is a trading name of All Leisure Holidays Limited ABTA W0392 ATOL 3897. Only bookings made directly with Mr Bridge guarantee participation in the onboard Mr Bridge programme, subject to availability. To book or request a brochure call 01483 489 961 www.bridgecruises.co.uk SH_BR108_swan_A4 (ad1).indd 1 04/07/2011 09:51:32 FEATURES ADVERTISEMENTS 4 Mr Bridge 2 Summer 2012 on board mv Minerva Mr Bridge BRIDGE 5 Double Dummy Quiz Publisher and by Richard Wheen 3 Mr Bridge Playing Cards Premium Managing Editor 9 Julian Pottage Mr Bridge Answers Your Questions 5 Voyages to Antiquity Quality Ryden Grange Cruise to Greece Knaphill, Surrey 14 Wendy Wensum 6 Tunisia Cards GU21 2TH 15 Derek Rimington says ( 01483 489961 Don’t Bid Again 7 Mail Order Form After Pre-Empting 8 Voyages of Discovery e-mail: 17 Harold Schogger says 2011 Summer Cruises [email protected] When Holding Up, Use the Rule of Seven 10 Voyages of Discovery website: Winter 2012 Cruises www.mrbridge.co.uk 21 Bidding Quiz by Bernard Magee 11 Bridge Event Associate Editor Booking Form 22 Bidding Quiz Answers Julian Pottage 12 Cut-out Form by Bernard Magee Technical Consultant 16 Bernard Magee’s 23 Defence Quiz Tony Gordon Interactive Software by Julian Pottage Standard Faces 18 Voyages of Discovery Bridge Consultant 24 Defence Quiz Answers 2012 Summer Cruises with or without Bernard Magee by Julian Pottage bar codes. 20 Bridge Weekends 25 Declarer Play Quiz Proof Readers with Bernard Magee Unboxed. 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The views expressed in this publication are not www.bridgeshop.com necessarily those of the publisher or its Managing Editor. Page 3 RE-REGISTRATION LUXURY VERSION QPLUS NEWS With great reluctance, The luxury version is QPlus version 10 is the I have deliberately and £14.95. Features include leading Acol-playing irrevocably deleted the a built-in ball point pen bridge software program. names and addresses and a soft kidrell cover. For the interest of those of of over 100,000 bridge Choice of colours: ruby you who have QPlus, here is players from my database red, bottle green and another list of hands which so they are no longer sent new for 2012, navy blue. again I do hope you will BRIDGE. If you or your Five for £40 or pro rata. find interesting. Do send friends no longer receive ALL GONE me details of any you have my unique and quite free BRIDGE SUNDRIES come across. I will include All the old tables have now publication, you now need them in the October issue. been cleared. 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As these are still BUNDLEWARE coming in, publication of a full list will be delayed A number of you took the until the October issue opportunity to buy another as it has taken some piece of Bernard Magee’s clubs a little time to get tutorial software. Some properly organised. If have even completed their As the affairs of the world you still haven’t helped, collection to date. I have move on, little decisions please do so asap. Club Not only are my wonderful extended the expiry date have to be made. So, yes, results received before playing cards the very so that those that missed we are planning a fortnight 31 August will be included best on the market and the offer, see order form, hosted by Bernard Magee in the October issue. the very best value for page 7, now have until 31 in Sharm el-Sheikh, money but they have by July 2011 to take action. Egypt in January. 2012 DIARIES far the jolliest jokers. If you have made a Likewise, a fortnight Ready in August. Standard The increase in the rate of purchase in the past six in February in Tunisia. covers are black, navy, VAT has been absorbed on months or so, do draw it Yes, I know these are light blue, green, red, ivory, these lovely playing cards. to my attention and claim repeats but repeats of maroon and tan. £6.75 each. 12 unboxed packs £19.95, your bundle discount, if established success. Ten for £35 or pro rata. 60 unboxed packs £60. applicable.