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A 4 player trick-taking card game where opposing partners try to either take the number of tricks they bid or prevent their opponents from doing so. When asking questions on bidding or play, please specify scoring system (Rubber, Matchpoints, IMPS, ec.), Dealer, vulnerability for both sides, full auction to the point of inquiry, and as complete a description of the visible hands as you can, including spot cards instead of x's.
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Do you count defensive points in the opponents' suit when making a takeout double?
Double by this hand is unwise in any scoring system. Best to pass.
Note that to double on an offshape hand like this requires you to check a special box (minimal offshape takeout doubles) on an ACBL …
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bridge club alert rules internationally
Are the rules for alerting bids broadly similar at clubs throughout the world, or do they differ? Are bidding boxes used internationally?
(My most specific interest is whether clubs in Switzerland ar …
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Bridge - Counting and Visualising
yourself and better bridge players is more likely to be caused by their being good bridge players rather than the cause. … When you start playing bridge, "I started with AKJT3 of spades and dummy had 84" sounds like a list of numbers. After a while, it seems like a narrative. …
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Do "flat" hands devalue a 4-4 trump fit?
Two separate questions:
Should N have bid 3NT straight off the bat? In my opinion, yes, at any form of scoring, for the reasons you mentioned, and also to conceal information about N and S's shape f …
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Why Do Modern Players Use "Negative Doubles" In Bridge
Two things not mentioned in the other (good) answers:
Negative doubles help you find 4-4 major suit fits and (by bidding a major when a negative double would have been available) especially "3-5" ma …
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Defense to Strong Pass Systems
"Strong pass" systems are classified as Highly Unusual Methods, so most players never worry about them. My understanding is that they are not particularly overpowered (otherwise all the pros would hav …
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Which bidding system is assumed by default at BBO?
Playing with random partners on BBO is pretty frustrating. You will find a lot of "advanced" players playing "SAYC" who:
make minimal offshape takeout doubles
make minimal (off or on)-shape takeout …
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