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I am looking for a way to learn "rubber" bridge. I started out studying the duplicate bridge but then found that close friends play rubber bridge. The problem is, they play by the guidelines set out in "At the Bridge Table" by Jo Woods, copyright 1967. It is written in very short sentences or even partial sentences without much explanation. I just cannot understand so much of it. I would like to take lessons or find a GOOD book on rubber bridge, but when I search online, I come up with so many videos, etc. that just fall under the category of "bridge" without making a distinction between rubber and duplicate bridge. I am lost! Can someone point me in the direction of where I can get help learning rubber bridge?

Hi--My husband and I have been playing on a private table on BBO against each other, using two robots, one for a partner for each of us. We are very green and trying to learn. I have the Bridge for Dummies book. So far, so good. Now, one of my friends finds out I am trying to learn to play bridge, and she and her husband (in their eighties)invite my husband and me to play Rubber Bridge (or party bridge). They have played bridge for years, but they don't play the same way we are learning. They play by using a book by Jo Woods, copyright 1967, "At the Bridge Table." We enjoy them very much and would like to play with them regularly. My problem is that I have invested quite a lot of effort in learning from the computer here on BridgeBaseOnline in conjunction with my Dummies book. The Jo Woods book seems to be quite a departure from what I have learned, and it is hard for me to follow. It is written in short, incomplete sentences that I don't understand. I have looked online for greater clarification or explanation on how to play the Jo Woods way, but have come up empty. Now quite confused about how to continue learning. Do I try harder to understand and learn the Jo Woods method? If I learn by the Jo Woods style, will I be out of step with most others I might get a chance to play with? Is there a good place I can go for lessons on "party bridge" as played in the USA? I am lost.