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This is a list of bidding systems used in contract bridge. [1] [2] Systems listed have either had an historical impact on the development of bidding in the game or have been or are currently being used at the national or international levels of competition. Bidding systems are characterized as belonging to one of two broadly defined categories:
The act of determining the distribution of cards in unseen hands, and the location of high cards therein, by analyzing the bidding, play and other clues. Carding The defensive signaling used by a partnership. Carryover, or carry-over In a complex event, some participants begin a later stage with scores that depend on performance in an earlier ...
The vocabulary of bidding is limited to 38 different calls - 35 level/denomination bids [1] plus pass, double and redouble. Any bid becomes a contract if followed by three successive passes, therefore every bridge bid is a potential contract. By the rules of the game, the agreed meanings of all calls must be public and known to the opponents ...
Where there is competitive bidding (i.e. both sides are bidding) the extra dimension of sacrificial bidding is added, and the theoretical optimum contract can be overtaken by the par contract. The par contract on a deal is that contract that results from optimal bidding by both sides and that neither side could improve by further bidding. It ...
Serious 3NT is a contract bridge bidding convention. It is used in game-forcing auctions where a major suit has been agreed upon. 1 ♠ –2 ♣ if using 2/1 Game Forcing or 2 ♠ –3 ♠ (Agreeing spades) The next bid indicates suitability for slam: 3NT: strong (Serious 3NT) 4 ♣ /4 ♦ /4 ♥: cuebid, but not strong (non-serious). 4 ♠ ...
In contract bridge, a cue bid (also, cuebid or cue-bid) is either a bid of the opponents' suit, or "slam seeking": a slam-investigating bid made during an auction's later rounds that shows control of a suit. Traditionally a cue bid is "slam seeking", but in the early 21st century the usage appears to be giving way to control bid.
1 ♥ - 3 ♥ 4 ♣ - 4 ♦. The 4 ♣ bid shows a club control and slam interest. If the partnership has agreed to use Last Train, the 4 ♦ bid indicates extra values (i.e., responder's hand is at the upper end of the strength range indicated by the 3 ♥ bid) and invites partner to continue exploring slam. 4 ♦ does not show a diamond control, although of course responder might have one.
Advancer [2] can bid 2 ♣ to ask for the minor (pass or correct), 2 ♦ to ask for the major, or 2 ♥ or 2 ♠ to play. 2 ♣: Promises both majors. Advancer can bid 2 ♦ to ask which is better, so the overcaller's 2 ♣ bid can freely be made with 5-4 shape. 2 ♦: Promises one of the major suits. 2 ♥ /2 ♠: At least 5–5 in the named ...