With only 15 words allowed during an auction and just 13 cards in each suit, bridge players have invented dozens of special bids, called conventions, to describe their strength and hand patterns. These descriptions are from the ACBL Bridge Bulletin series called the Bidding Toolkit. The ACBL textbooks Commonly Used Conventions and More Commonly Used Conventions contain detailed chapters on the use of many of today’s popular treatments.
Here are conventions we’ve covered so far in Hilo Bridge Club Blog Posts:
- Negative Doubles
- Fourth Suit Forcing
- Weak Two Bids – Part I
- Weak Two Bids – Part II
- Michaels
- Jacoby 2NT
- Unusual 2NT overcalls
- Inverted Minors
- Takeout Doubles
Responding to 1NT Opening Bid