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- BridgePal User Manual
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- OVERCALLS
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- An overcall is a bid made after an opponent has opened the bidding.
- This bid can be made with as few as 11 points, but the suit you bid
- must have at least 5 cards, at least 2 of which are honors (A, K, Q,
- J, or 10). Responder can raise your suit with any 3-card support.
- With 6 to 11 points, partner raises one level. With 13 or more
- points, partner raises with a jump bid.
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- TAKE-OUT DOUBLE
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- This is another bid made after an opponent has opened the bidding.
- This shows an opening point count in your hand and asks partner to
- bid his best suit. For example, opponent is dealer and opens 1
- diamond. You have 13 points and at least 3 cards in all other suits
- and less than 3 diamonds. You double, asking your partner for his
- best suit. If your partner has 10 points or more and a good suit, he
- his answering bid should be a jump. Partner must respond, even with
- zero points, if previous opponent has passed.
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- BLACKWOOD
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- When the bidding indicates that a slam is possible (33 or more points
- between the partners), the Blackwood convention can be used. The
- Blackwood convention is used to tell your partner how many Aces or
- Kings you have. To start the Blackwood bidding, one partner makes
- the bid of 4 No-trump. Then the other partner responds as follows:
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- Number of Aces Response
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- 0 or 4 5 Clubs
- 1 5 Diamonds
- 2 5 Hearts
- 3 5 Spades
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- You can figure out how many Aces your team has by counting them in
- your hand, and adding the number indicated by your partner's bid.
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