This book dispenses astute advice through an entertaining narrative. Many players find their first bridge tournament daunting and fail to do themselves justice. This book aims to give confidence by describing what a novice tournament player is likely to experience. The book follows the progress of a novice pair through their first major pairs tournament. Each triumph and disaster is graphically described, from the humiliation of chronic partnership disagreements to the exhilaration of an unexpected win. The scoring, too is explained.