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Thanks for the help everyone. I went out and got Bridge for Dummies and Root's How to Play a Bridge Hand and How to Defend a Bridge Hand. I am reading the dummies book now. After that I think I will have a better grasp on bidding and be able to decide where to go next (Commonsense Bidding, Bid Better Play Better, the Downey Pomer book, Mike Lawrence's 2/1 CD, etc.). Thanks again for all the help, I really appreciate it!

Thanks for the tips and info everyone, I really appreciate it! Gerben, I would have to agree that it is most important to understand the logic of bidding. Do you happen to have any book recommendations for this? Most books I have seen are system specific, and not just that, but basically only teach rules. Also, as far as learning SAYC, anyone know anything about Standard Bidding with Sayc by Downey and Pomer?

Thanks JLOL, I am in the united states, so I was leaning towards either SAYC or 2/1 since I hear they are the most common here. I will be playing mostly online though. Also, since it will be my first book on bidding do you have any recomendations? Thanks again!

Hi everyone, I am new to bridge and still learning the basics. One thing that is confusing me is which bidding system I should learn first (and from what book). I have heard about SAYC, 2/1, precision etc. I am really enjoying the game so far, and want to get started off on the right track to improve as quickly as possible. So what would you recommend? Thanks!