Do you know the basics of how to play the game? Yes -good.
And are you an expert yet? No - good.
Is there something you want to know about bidding? Yes?
Then this site is for you.
If you want to learn about bidding in the British style known as modern Acol - that is a system built around a weak no trump, four-card majors, and limit bids - then I hope that this will be a good starting point.
And if you have chosen a different style of bidding then this should still prove a useful reference source for various conventions or bits of theory.
Just start with the links (above or below), and I trust that you will find more than enough to educate, stimulate, or inform.
ALL ABOUT BIDDING
This section constitutes the main bulk of the site.
It takes you systematically round the table,
looking at the bids and conventions available in each case;
explaining the whys and wherefores;
suggesting logical and consistent interpretations;
and eventually building into a method (or choice of methods) in your bidding which are more than adequate to help you on your way to expert standard.
Click here, to take you to the section on opener’s first bid,
or follow the link above, centre- right, to take you to any subsequent point in the auction.
THEORY, CONVENTIONS, AND RULES OF THUMB
The theory which underlies several of the conventions and methods, or applies to a variety of situations;
a summary of the ‘rules of thumb’ which underlie good bidding judgement and practice;
how to combine the available conventions at various levels of experience and expertise.
Click here, or follow the link above, centre-left.
For
A dictionary of all the conventions discussed on this site
