Bridge Bidding Basics: Points, Opening Bids and Your First Responses
Bidding is a conversation with a vocabulary of 35 words. Start with point counts, the standard opening bids and the responses that keep partner informed.
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Bidding is a conversation with a vocabulary of 35 words. Start with point counts, the standard opening bids and the responses that keep partner informed.
A convention is a bid with an agreed artificial meaning. These are the seven that almost every partnership plays, with the responses spelled out.
High card points get you started. Shape, the Rule of 20 and the losing trick count tell you when a hand is worth more than its point count says.