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  1.                             FILES.DOC
  2.  
  3.  
  4. The author's writings on contract bridge are divided into two
  5. parts: (1) Marvin's Contract Bridge Bidding Handbook and (2) Books
  6. on Contract Bridge Play and Parties. This .doc file enumerates the
  7. files that form each part. All text files are in standard ASCII
  8. format.
  9.  
  10. Files that are in both parts:
  11.      
  12.      readme.doc - instruction for starting up
  13.      files.doc - this file
  14.      book.exe - the executable program (invoked by .bat files)
  15.  
  16.  
  17.             Marvin's Contract Bridge Bidding Handbook
  18.      
  19. begin.bat/.cfg - Marvin's Bidding Handbook
  20.      intro.asc - Introduction
  21.      abbrdefs.asc - Abbreviations and Definitions
  22.      general.asc - General Bidding Principles
  23.      ambig.bat/.cfg - amBIGuous DIAMOND system
  24.           intro.ama - Introduction
  25.           openings.ama - Opening Bid Summary
  26.           1diamond.ama - The One Diamond Opening
  27.           2diamond.ama - The Two Diamond Opening
  28.           weaknt.ama - The One Notrump Opening
  29.           others.ama - Other One-Level Openings
  30.           summary.ama - Summary of Openings, Responses, & Rebids
  31.      convents.bat/.cfg - Marvin's Conventions and Treatments
  32.           intro.cva - Introduction
  33.           stoplite.cva - Stoplight
  34.           omnibus.cva - Omnibus
  35.           cbrespdr.cva - Checkback Stayman by Responder
  36.           cbopener.cva - Checkback Stayman by Opener
  37.           fsa.cva - Fourth Suit Artificial
  38.           reverses.cva - Reverses Not-So-Forcing
  39.           spovrmin.cva - Splinter Response to a Minor Opening
  40.           njsplint.cva - Non-Jump Splinter Bids
  41.           2for1.cva - Two-Four-One
  42.           marvel2d.cva - Marvelous Two Diamonds
  43.           multplex.cva - Multiplex Bids
  44.           marv2d.cva - Marvin Two Diamonds
  45.           marv2h.cva - Marvin Two Hearts
  46.           marv2s.cva - Marvin Two Spades
  47.           ntcue.cva - Notrumper Cue Bids
  48.           uhc.cva - Unbalanced Heart Convention
  49.           weaknt.cva - Weak Notrump - Fourth Seat Only
  50.           quiktrik.cva - Quick Trick Responses to Gerber
  51.      counters.bat/.cfg - Countermeasures
  52.           intro.cma - Introduction
  53.           01_5cdmj.cma - Marvin vs Five-Card Majors
  54.           02strgnt.cma - Marvin vs Strong Notrump Openings
  55.           03weaknt.cma - Marvin vs Weak Notrump Openings
  56.           04bigclb.cma - Defense vs Big Club Openings
  57.           05xfer.cma - Defense vs Transfer Bids
  58.           06flanry.cma - Marvin vs Flannery
  59.           07twosut.cma - Defense vs Two-Suited Conventions
  60.           08_3suit.cma - Defense vs Three-Suited Conventions
  61.           09stdwk2.cma - Defense vs Disciplined Weak Two Bids
  62.           10undwk2.cma - Defense vs Undisciplined Weak Two Bids
  63.           11preemp.cma - Defense vs Preemptive Openings
  64.           12gamb3n.cma - Defense vs Gambling 3NT Openings
  65.           13multi.cma - Defense vs Multi-Color Openings
  66.           14splntr.cma - Defense vs Splinter Bids
  67.      cuebid.bat/.cfg - Cue Bids
  68.           introcue.cba - Introduction
  69.           respondr.cba - Cue Bids by Responder
  70.           opener.cba - Cue Bids by Opener
  71.           direct.cba - Direct Cue Bid Overcalls
  72.           reopen.cba - Reopening Cue Bid Overcalls
  73.           tandb.cba - Top-and-Bottom Cue Bids
  74.           respovcl.cba - Cue Bid Responses to Overcalls
  75.           notrump.cba - Cue Bids in Notrump
  76.           todbl.cba - Cue Bids in Takeout Double Situations
  77.           negdbl.cba - Cue Bids in Negative Double Situations
  78.           slamtry.cba - Slam Try Cue Bids
  79.           ntcue.cva - Notrumper Cue Bids
  80.           competit.cba - Competitive Cue Bids
  81.           misc.cba - Miscellaneous Cue Bids
  82.           bidseq.cba - Miscellaneous Bidding Sequences
  83.      defbid.bat/.cfg - Defensive Bidding
  84.           simplovc.dba - Simple Overcalls
  85.           respovcl.dba - Responding to Simple Overcalls
  86.           sjo.dba - Strong Jump Overcalls
  87.           ntovcl.dba - Notrump Overcalls
  88.           passedhd.dba - Defensive Bidding by a Passed Hand
  89.           pref5lvl.dba - Gettting a Preference at the Five Level
  90.           reopenbd.dba - Reopening the Bidding
  91.           reopen1n.dba - Reopening Dbls of 1NT Responses & Rebids
  92.           unusual.dba - Unusual Notrump
  93.      doubles.bat/.cfg - Conventional Doubles
  94.           takeout.cda - Takeout Doubles
  95.           response.cda - Responsive Doubles
  96.           action.cda - Action Doubles
  97.           negsimpl.cda - Negative Doubles of Simple Overcalls
  98.           negjump.cda - Negative Doubles of Jump Overcalls
  99.           neghigh.cda - Negative Doubles of Higher Level Overcalls
  100.           special.cda - Special Doubles and Redoubles
  101.           semisjo.cda - Semi-Strong Jump Takeout Responses
  102.      fourcard.bat/.cfg - Four-Card Majors
  103.           nintro4cd.4ca - Introduction
  104.           5vs4.4ca - Five vs Four          
  105.           convents.4ca - Suggested Conventions & Treatments      
  106.           summary.4ca - Bidding Summary
  107.           openbid.4ca - What is an Opening Bid?
  108.           choice.4ca - Choice of Suit
  109.           3rdseat.4ca - Third Seat Openings
  110.           4thseat.4ca - Fourth Seat Openings
  111.           1over1.4ca - One-Over-One Responses
  112.           2over1.4ca - Two-Over-One Responses
  113.           raise.4ca - The Single Raise
  114.           limitmaj.4ca - Limit Raise in a Major
  115.           limitmin.4ca - Limit Raise in a Minor
  116.           3dover1c.4ca - The Forcing Club Raise
  117.           splntmaj.4ca - Splinter Responses to a Major 
  118.           dblofspl.4ca - When Opponents Double a Splinter
  119.           3novermaj.4ca - The 3NT Response to a Major
  120.           3novermin.4ca - The 3NT Response to a Minor
  121.           preraise.4ca - Preemptive Jump Raise to Game
  122.           sjto.4ca - Strong Jump Takeout Response
  123.           passedhd.4ca - Responses by a Passed Hand
  124.           prenewst.4ca - Preemptive New Suit Responses
  125.           overadbl.4ca - Bidding Over a Double
  126.           busdbls.4ca - Business Doubles of Overcalls
  127.           rebbyopr.4ca - Rebids by Opener
  128.           rebby34.4ca - Rebids by Third or Fourth Seat Opener
  129.           rebbyres.4ca - Rebids by Responder
  130.           splbyopn.4ca - Splinter Rebids by Opener
  131.           splbyres.4ca - Splinter Rebids by Responder
  132.           bidseqs.4ca - Forcing and Non-Forcing Situations
  133.      ntbid.bat/.cfg - Notrump Bidding
  134.           ntcue.cva - Notrumper Cue Bids
  135.           stntopen.bat/.cfg - Strong One Notrump Opening
  136.                1ntreqt.nta - Strong One Notrump Opening Reqts.
  137.                response.nta - Summary of Responses to 1Nt
  138.                texas.nta - Texas Transfer Bids
  139.                jacoby.nta - Jacoby Transfer Bids
  140.                uhc.nta - Unbalanced Heart Convention
  141.                minxfer.nta - Minor Suit Transfer Bids
  142.                stayman.nta - Forcing Stayman
  143.                jto.nta - The Jump Takeout Response
  144.                longsuit.nta - Slam Tries with Long Suits
  145.                twolsuit.nta - Slam Tries with Two-Suited Hands
  146.                sumovr1n.nta - Summary of Bidding Approaches
  147.                princpls.nta - Bidding Principles after 1N Opening
  148.           intervne.nta - When the Opponents Intervene
  149.           2ntopen.bat/.cfg - Two Notrump Opening      
  150.                2nreqt.nta - Two Notrump Opening Requirements
  151.                2nresp.nta - Summary of Responses to 2NT
  152.                2ntexas.nta - Texas Transfer Bids
  153.                2njacoby.nta - Jacoby Transfer Bids
  154.                2ntuhc.nta - Unbalanced Heart Convention
  155.                2nmixfer.nta - Minor Suit Transfers
  156.                2nstaymn.nta - Stayman Convention
  157.                2nlongst.nta - Slam Tries with Long Suits
  158.                2nbidapp - Summary of Bidding Approaches
  159.           hintbids.nta - High Level Notrump Openings
  160.           boland.nta - The Boland Convention
  161.           miller.nta - The Miller Convention
  162.           gerber.nta - Gerber
  163.           qwiktrik.cva - Quick Trick Responses to Gerber
  164.           suprgerb.nta - Super Gerber
  165.      potpouri.bat/.cfg - Potpourri
  166.           nmfarce.ppa - New Minor Farce
  167.           experts.ppa - Beating the Experts
  168.           algor.ppa - Suit Division Probability Algorithm
  169.           bj.ppa - Blackjack is for Bridge Players
  170.           skeptic.ppa - Skepticism vs Gullibility
  171.           csicop.ppa - CSICOP
  172.      strgbids.bat/.cfg - Strong Bidding
  173.           2copen.sba - The Two Club Opening
  174.           marvin2d.cva - Marvin Two Diamonds
  175.           marvin2h.cva - Marvin Two Hearts
  176.           gsf.sba - Grand Slam Force
  177.           asking.sba -  Asking Bids
  178.           blakwood.sba - Blackwood
  179.           4nbworna - 4NT - Blackwood or Natural?
  180.           dopidepo.sba - DOPI and DEPO
  181.           gerber.nta - Gerber
  182.           quiktrik.cva - Quick Trick Responses to Gerber
  183.           suprgerb.nta - Super Gerber
  184.      weakbids.bat/cfg - Weak Bidding
  185.           weak2bid.wka - Weak Two Bids
  186.           marvel2d.cva - Marvelous Two Diamonds
  187.           3bids.wka - Preemptive Three Bids
  188.           hilevel.wka - High Level Preemptive Openings
  189.           marv2s.wka - Marvin Two Spades
  190.           weakjo.wka - Preemptive Jump Overcalls
  191.           weakjto.wka - Weak Jump Takeout Response
  192.  
  193.  
  194.  
  195.            Books on Contract Bridge Play and Parties 
  196.  
  197. start.bat/.cfg - Books on Play and Parties
  198.      intro.pla - Introduction
  199.      duplicat.bat/.cfg - Social Duplicate Bridge
  200.           intro.dua - Introduction
  201.           duplicat.dua - What is Duplicate Bridge?
  202.           equip.dua - Equipment and Supplies
  203.           individl.dua - Games for Individuals
  204.           pairs.dua - Games for Fixed Partnerships
  205.           teams.dua - Games for Teams-of-Four
  206.           mixing.pba - Mixing Sports with Bridge
  207.           calcutta.dua - Calcuttas
  208.           food.pba - Food and Drink
  209.           improve.dua - Improving Your Game
  210.           rules.dua - Rules, Ethics, and Proprieties           
  211.      ntdef.bat/.cfg - Defense vs Notrump Contracts
  212.           0101def.dpa - Opening Leads
  213.           0102def.dpa - Third Hand Play
  214.           0103def.dpa - Continuations
  215.           0104def.dpa - Later Leads
  216.           0105def.dpa - Second Hand Play
  217.           0106def.dpa - Signals
  218.      party.bat/.cfg - Party Bridge
  219.           intro.pba - Introduction
  220.           rubber.pba - Rubber Bridge
  221.           chicago.pba - Chicago 
  222.           individ.pba - Games for Individuals
  223.           pairs.pba - Games for Fixed Partnerships
  224.           mixing.pba - Mixing Sports with Bridge
  225.           marathon.pba - Marathons
  226.           calcutta.pba - Calcuttas
  227.           food.pba - Food and Drink
  228.           equip.pba - Equipment and Supplies
  229.           improve.pba - Improving Your Game
  230.           rules.pba - Rules, Ethics, and Proprieties             
  231.      squeeze.bat/.cfg - Basic Squeezes for Advanced Players
  232.           intro.sqa - Introduction
  233.           simple.sqa - Simple Squeezes
  234.           trump.sqa - Trump Squeezes
  235.           2sutstrp.sqa - Two-Suit Strip Squeezes
  236.           3sutstrp.sqa - Three-Suit Strip Squeezes
  237.           double.sqa - Double Squeezes
  238.           compound.sqa - Compound Squeezes
  239.           guard.sqa - Guard Squeezes
  240.           triple.sqa - Triple Squeezes
  241.           knockout.sqa - Knockout Squeezes
  242.           backwash.sqa - Backwash Squeezes
  243.           entry.sqa - Entry Squeezes
  244.           entryshf.sqa - Entry-Shifting Squeezes
  245.      suitdef.bat/cfg - Defense vs Suit Contracts
  246.           mfvsjour.dpa - Marvin vs Journalist
  247.           0201def.dpa - Opening Leads
  248.           0202def.dpa - Third Hand Play
  249.           0203def.dpa - Continuations
  250.           0204def.dpa - Later Leads
  251.           0205def.dpa - Second Hand Play
  252.           0206def.dpa - Signals
  253.