The BOLS Bridge Tips competition started in 1974, and took place off and on for over twenty years. During that time, virtually all the world's greatest bridge players and writers contributed their ideas to the series. Not sure what to lead? Can't decide the right bid? Want to make more contracts? Get pointers from the all-time greatest names in bridge – Reese, Rodwell, Zia, Flint, Goren, Hamman, Wolff, Schenken, Garozzo, Belladonna, Chagas and many more – they're all represented. The advice is here in a perfect potpourri for players of all levels. These tips are terrific. We have published all of them here. The BOLS competitions were discontinued at the end of 1976. They started up again in 1987 and continued until 1994. The tips are arranged here by the year they were published, and listed in the order in which they placed in that year’s competition. The winning entry is highlighted the top. Mouse over a year for that year’s tips.