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The reading is based on information gained in the bidding and the play to previous tricks. [1] The technique is used by the declarer and defenders primarily to determine the probable suit distribution and honor card holdings of each unseen hand; determination of the location of specific spot-cards may be critical as well. Card reading is based ...
A bidding system in contract bridge is the set of agreements and understandings assigned to calls and sequences of calls used by a partnership, and includes a full description of the meaning of each treatment and convention. The purpose of bidding is for each partnership to ascertain which contract, whether made or defeated and whether bid by ...
The 1st edition bibliography spans 8 pages and lists about 400 titles; the 6th edition bibliography, prepared by Tim Bourke, spans 60 pages and lists approximately 4,100 titles; Up to the 6th, each edition of The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge contains a bibliography of bridge and bridge related books; the following is a summary of their contents.
A simplified form of contract bridge designed to expose newcomers to declarer and defensive playing techniques without the burden of learning a detailed bridge bidding system. Minor penalty card A card below the rank of an honor card that is exposed by a defender prematurely but accidentally, via mishap. A minor penalty card remains face up on ...
a relay bid forcing the opener to bid 3 ♣; after that: – 3 in suit of lower rank than overcalled – natural, to play – 3 in suit of higher rank than overcalled – natural, invitational – 3 in the overcalled suit – a cuebid, artificial, akin to Stayman, asking partner to bid a 4-card major suit and showing a stopper in the overcalled ...
card reading, also known as counting the hand; dummy reversal; endplay; coups; squeezes; suit combinations play; safety play; applying the principle of restricted choice; applying the theory of vacant places; applying percentages and probabilities
Contract bridge is a trick-taking card game played by four players in two competing partnerships in which a sequence of bidding, also known as the auction, precedes the play of the cards. The purpose of this bidding is for players to inform their partners of the content of their hand and to arrive at a suitable contract at which to play the ...
In contract bridge, a strong two-bid (also known as a forcing two-bid [1] [2]) is an opening bid of two in a suit, i.e. 2 ♣, 2 ♦, 2 ♥ or 2 ♠. It is a natural bid, used to show a hand that is too strong to open at the one level.