BRIDGE ON ONE PAGE

Bridge On One Page

Counting : Ace - 4; King - 3; Queen - 2; Jack - 1 ; distribution : Void 3; Singleton 2; Doubleton 1
Opening points :
- 13-15 : 1 of suit (longest, highest ranking)
- 16-19 : 1 No Trump (flat hand) or 1 of a suit
- 20 or more : 2 of a suit or 2 No Trumps
Reply points :
- To suit bid at 1 level :
  
  0-5 : No bid
  6-9 : 2 of same suit, 1 of different suit or 1 No Trump
  10-12 : Raise in different suit, 3 of same suit, or 2 No Trumps
  13 or more : Jump in different suit, game bid, or slam bid
- To 1 No Trump :
  - 0-5 : 2 of long suit (at least 5 cards) or no bid
  - 6 or more : 2 C (Stayman - asking for a 4-card major), or 2 No Trumps
- To suit bid at 2 level :
  - 0-4 : Raise in same suit or 2 No Trumps
  - 5 or more : Suit change, game bid or slam bid
- To 2 No Trumps :
  - 0-4 : 3 D (Flint convention)
  - 5 or more : 3 C, 3 H, 3 S, game bid, or slam bid

Bidding targets (rough guide) :

Slam bidding - (Small 6, Grand 7) :

GERBER : 4C to ask for aces, 5C for kings ; BLACKWOOD 4, then 5 No Trumps

Preemptive bid : Open with 3 of 7 card suit, with 7-11 points, and an outside trick.
Doubling : Informative for suit bid at 1 level, showing void or singleton in opposition suit & 9-11 points. At higher levels, you expect the opposition to go down.
THE PLAY (LEADS)

SCORING

Tricks : C, D - 20; H, S - 30; No Trumps - 1st trick 40, then 30.

Rubber : Game - 100 ; 2 games = Rubber 500 (2 - 1) ; 700 (2 - 0).

Small slam : 500 (non-vulnerable), 750 vulnerable.

Grand slam : 1000 (non-vulnerable), 1500 vulnerable.

Penalties :