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I’m still learning the basics – opening the bidding, responding to a 1NT opening bid, responding to an opening bid of 1 of a suit. I just had a week of lessons – one a day – from my friend, while we were on holiday, dodging the showers. Don’t you just love the British summer? If your partner has opened with a bid of 1NT you know they hold 12-14 points and have a balanced hand. How you respond, depends on the number of points in your own hand and the type of hand you hold. There are three basic types of responses. Sign off (partner must not rebid), Invitational (partner can bid again if appropriate), Forcing (partner MUST bid again) Your hand contains 0 – 10 Your hand is weak – even if partner holds 14 points (the maximum for a 1 NT opening bid) your combined Continue reading Responding to a bid of 1NT I am finding that the key to learning bridge bidding is to break it down into bite sized chunks. The first thing we will look at as an opening bid of 1 NT. Remember the opening bid is made by the first person to have 12 or more points in their hand. When to open the bidding with 1NT You should make an opening bid of 1NT when you a) have 12 – 14 points in your hand AND b) you have a balanced hand (no void, no singleton and no more than one doubleton) What does this bid Continue reading Opening the Bidding with 1NT
4 points for each ace 3 points for each king 2 points for each queen 1 point for each jack This is an important definition. If you are opening the bidding, knowing whether your hand is balanced or unbalanced is the key to deciding your opening bid. Balanced Hand Your hand consists of four suits – spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs. A balanced hand WILL contain cards in all four suits A balanced hand will NOT contain a void (no cards in a suit) A balanced hand will NOT contain a singleton – just one card in a suit A balanced hand CAN contain only ONE doubleton A balanced hand CAN contain a 5 card suit (in which case Continue reading Balanced Hand A game of bridge requires four people. The game is played in pairs. North partners South and East partners West. Which pair is playing N/S or E/W is decided before the game starts. Before you start a game of bridge you decide who will be the dealer. If you are playing at home, the dealer will deal the cards. If you are playing in a club you will probably be given a pre-dealt set of hands. After each round the dealer rotates clockwise. The dealer is the first person to speak when the bidding starts. If s/he has less Continue reading Before you Start. Who’s Who I am learning to play bridge – from the beginning. As I learn, I will post little lessons and hints. You can learn with me. I am using the No Fear Bridge website as my guide. It is run by a good friend of mine, so she will be checking that what I post here is correct! |
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Before you start bidding you have to add up the number of points in your hand. This is simple