10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILTON WORK COUNT»
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1
Contemporary Bridge Bidding
The Milton Work count undervalues the primary honors, the ace and the king, and
gives too much weight to the secondary ones, the queen and the jack, and
assigns no value at all to the ten (T) that is sometimes referred to as the fifth
honor.
2
Winning Contract Bridge
0 COUNTING FOR DISTRIBUTION The 4—3—2-1 point count (the Milton Work
count) deserves its popularity, for it is a very simple and reasonably accurate
method of valuing a hand. However, it is necessary to correct high-card count by
...
3
Victor Mollo's Bridge Club
himself with one and all by admitting every mistake before he makes it.
Technically, he is in the same class as R.R and W.W. W.W. Walter the Walrus, a
retired accountant since early youth, is our outstanding exponent of the Milton
Work Count.
4
THE OFFICIAL ENCYLOPEDIA OF BRIDGE
... Mid-American-Canadian Open Pairs 1955. MILLION, Ruth (Mrs. C. E.), of
Union City, Calif.; won Nat'l Mixed Team 1951, Mixed Pairs 1956; Hawaiian
Master Pairs 1955; second Bridge Week Women's Pairs 1961. MILTON WORK
COUNT.
5
Official Ency of Bridge
When a no trump contract is contemplated, the standard yardstick is the Milton
Work Count. Basic count of losers. With a void or singleton ace, count no loser in
that suit; with any other singleton, or with Ax or Kx, count one loser; with any other
...
6
Sound Bidding at Contract
There are four well-known Point Counts, but the most popular is that known as
the Milton Work Count (called after its inventor), as follows : For each Ace count 4
points. For each King count 3 points. For each Queen count 2 points. For each ...
George Clive Henry Fox, 1954
Today the Milton Work Count of 4-3-2-1, although not the most accurate, has
gained universal acceptance because of its simplicity. The point count is at its
most reliable in assessing the prospects of no trump contracts. For suit contracts
its ...
The many aficionados of the Milton Work count (4- for-an-ace, 3-for-a-king, hope-
for-the- best, etcetera) will be glad to learn that this is the one department of
bidding in which the thing actually works. You raise to 2NT on 1 1 (or a bad 1 2),
3NT ...
9
The Illustrated London News
Then came the Milton Work count of four for an ace, three for a king, two for a
queen, and one for a knave (which is still employed), and this gives us a
minimum requirement of 12 or 13 points. Culbertson tried to improve on this
measurement ...
One must bear in mind that an Ace, according to some authorities, is worth more
than the four points assigned to it by the Milton Work count. Also, when raising No
-Trumps, it is a sound practice to add an extra point to one's quota if every suit is ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILTON WORK COUNT»
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The Bridge Column: Bridge over troubled Walter goes the song
"Walter the Walrus, a retired accountant since early youth, is our club's outstanding exponent of the Milton Work Count.Brought up on points ... «Bangalore Mirror, Mar 15»
