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• Basic
  strategy
  0000). How to use 0001). Bidding Objectives = "8 and 25" 0002). 28 for minor 0003). 33 for NT slam 0004). Suit slam 0005). Importance of length 0006). Convention card 0007). ACOL and American Standard, differences 0008). A-Z Glossary 0690). A-Z Glossary
• Hand
  evaluation
  0010). Balanced-Unbalanced 0011). How strong is your hand, HCP 0012). Distribution points 0013). Losing trick count 0014). Barrier-Reversing 0015). Selection of opening suit 0016). Showing shape 0017). 4441 distribution 0018). The skip over principle 0019). Rule of 20 Opening 1 of a suit 0019a). Rule of 25 Opening 2 of a suit 0019b). Rule of 500 Max penalty risk on preempt if doubled 0019c). Law of total tricks 0019d). Rule of Protective bidding
• Opening
  bids
  0020). Plan of attack 0021). Bal, 12 to 19 HCPs, weak NT 0022). Bal, 20+ points 0023). Bal, 15 to 17 HCPs, strong NT 0025). Unbal, 12 to 19 HCPs, 1 suit 0026). Unbal, Strong 2s 0027). Unbal, Pre-emptive 0028). Unbal, Gambling 3NT 0029). Benji Strong 2s
• Responder
  1st bids
  0030). After 1NT, General principles 0031). After 1NT, Weak 0032). After 1NT, Getting out of trouble 0033). After 1NT, 11+ balanced 0034). After 1NT, 11+ 4-card major 0035). After 1NT, 11+ unbalanced 0036). After 1NT, 19+ 0037). After 2NT 0038). After 1NT, and Enemy has interfered 0039). 1 NT responses 0040). After 1 Suit, With fit 0041). After 1 Suit, No fit, but alternative suit 0042). After 1 Suit, No fit, no new suit, probably balanced 0043). After 1 Suit, 6 points, nothing to bid 0044). After 1 Suit, Very strong 0045). After 1 Suit, Weak freak 0047). After 2 Suit, Strong 2s 0048). After 2 Suit, Weak 2s 0049). After 3 Suit, Responding to preempt
• Openers
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  0050). Unbalanced, The general idea 0051). Unbalanced, You are weak 0052). Unbalanced, You are strong 0053). Unbalanced, Partner replied with 1NT 0054). Unbalanced, Delayed support 0055). Balanced
• Responder
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  0060). Responder rebids, The general idea 0061). Choice of two suits 0062). Responders reverse 0063). After 1NT rebid
• Basic
  Convention
  0080). Stayman 0081). Transfer 0082). Transfer after 2NT 0161). Minor suit transfer
• Slam
  bidding
  0090). Slam, Spotting the chance 0091). Blackwood 0092). No-trump slam 0093). Gerber 0094). Extra slam techniques
• Interfering
  bids
  0100). Overcalls, the basic idea 0101). Overcalls, in a suit, over a suit 0102). Overcalls, in a suit, over 1NT 0103). Overcalls, in NT, over a suit 0104). Overcalls, Jump overcall 0105). Overcalls, Double then bid a suit 0106). Overcalls, Bidding opponents suit 0107). Overcalls, Balancing (protective) 0108). Overcalls, Overcall a preempt 0109). Overcalls, Preemptive double jump 0110). Overcalls, To overcall, or to double 0111). Overcalls, Response to 1NT after suit overcall (Lebensohl) 0115). Defence after 1NT 0116). Competitive bidding 0117). Be cautious sometimes 0118). Sacrificing Be bold when non-vulnerable 0119). Sacrificing 0120). Doubles, Double a 1NT 0121). Doubles, Double for takeout 0122). Doubles, Doubling after opponent overcall 0126). Doubles, Protective double
• Doubles
  
  0120). Doubles, Double a 1NT 0121). Doubles, Double for takeout 0122). Doubles, Doubling after opponent overcall 0123). Doubles, Negative double 0124). Doubles, Double a 1NT overcall 0125). Doubles, Double a suit over 1NT 0126). Doubles, Protective double 0127). Doubles, Responsive double 0128). Doubles, Double then bid a suit 0129). Doubles, Penalty 0130). Doubles, Support double 0131). Doubles, Lead directing double 0132). Doubles, Maximal double 0133). Doubles, Redoubling - coded meanings 0134). Doubles, Forcing Pass 0135). Doubles, Re-opening double 0139). Doubles, Index of doubles
• Advanced
  Convention
  0150). Majors Jacoby 2NT 0151). Majors Splinters 0152). Majors Weak 2s 0153). Majors Weak 2 defence 0154). Trial bid 0160). NT and minors 4th suit forcing 0161). Minor suit transfer 0162). DONT Bidding When Opponents open 1NT 0163). Game tries 0166). Grand Slam Force 0167). Roman Keycard Blackwood 0168). Cue bidding for controls 0170). 2-suited Overcall Unusual 2NT 0171). 2-suited Overcall Michaels cue bid 0172). 2-suited Overcall Landy over 1NT 0173). Overcall Unassuming cue bid 0179). Very advanced

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About 'Bid and Made'

Bidding

'Bid and Made' more than anything, is a place to learn how to become a good bidder. Or simply improve your bidding.

(For a complete there's also a section for you - just learn how to bid with solid foundations).

Bidding is covered in depth; clearly and extensively, using memorable language, and with examples of all situations. The emphasis is on understanding why bids are made and how they work, not on just memorising facts.

It's arranged into 108 short chapters, covering the 108 subjects you need to know in order to be an outstanding bidder. Navigation is clear, and structured. There are also frequent cross references to other chapters with quick 'links' to make it easy to get to the bottom of important related subjects.

There's a knowledge quiz for each of the 108 bidding subjects, with up to 12 questions, sometimes more for deeper subjects. If you get them all right, you really do know the subject.

The chapters include 'examples deals' to illustrate the bidding topic in discussion. The example deals give both an explanation of the bidding and a further quiz for that deal.

Quick summaries - Quick revision

Every section on 'Bid and Made', not just the 108 bidding chapters, includes a crisp overview of the key facts. Useful for revision if you haven't played for a while.

And useful for a quick grasp of the subject - if you don't have time to read about the subject in more depth to find out how and why is works.

Playing

A whole section of the site is given over to methods of play. To be an excellent player at bridge, there are many subjects you need to be familiar with. They're all in the 'play' section, treated logically, memorably and concisely.

'Bid and Made' does not have a place where you can play against other people on-line or against a computer. However, there are many sites where you can do that.

Deal bank

There is a large repository of interesting deals. Each deal illustrates one or more bidding subjects, and/or a playing subject. These can be used for a variety of purposes: for example

• setting up an interesting bridge event
• improving your skills in a particular area, by bidding and playing all the example hands that cover your current subject of interest and study.

Each deal contains links to all the bidding subject it draws on, and a quiz to test your knowledge. Opponents' and partner's hands are hidden, but you can have a quick peep if you want. The HCP and Losing Trick Count for each of the 4 hands have been calculated for you - peep at those too if you want.

An option for a bidding sequence is given for each deal, with links to the relevant bidding chapters of the website if you want to read up in more depth. If you think of a better bidding option, please let us know!

And for a bit of extra fun, inside the Deal bank we've included several famous and amazing deals, such as the Munchhausen deal and many more like it. The courageous amongst you could insert a few of these into your evening's play...

Quizzes

Bid and Made is full of quizzes to test your knowledge.

• Quiz of the day
• Bidding quiz
• Deal quiz
• This weeks' new quiz questions

Re-visit the site to

• Download the bidding crib sheet, or the 'opening lead' crib sheet
• Download the convention card
• Ask our expert a question, when you're not clear about a deal from the hand-bank
• Choose some interesting hands for your bridge session.

Development

There are already over 800 quiz questions already available on-line, for bidding subjects and for deals, with new ones added all the time. And there are more quizzes elsewhere.

There are some new things we'll be adding soon

Please let us know if there's anything you'd like included, and we'll see if we can give it a go.

In summary - all the main bridge bid and techniques, beginner to advanced, with prepared hands, personalised crib sheets and quizzes for the world's best card game, Bridge.

Best wishes

Gordon