Audrey Grant's Better Bridge: Basics |
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12 high card 18 points 21 points 26 combined points balanced hand bridge game club suit club tricks combined strength contract of 3NT declarer declarer's defenders diamond suit doubleton dummy points dummy's extra tricks five-card suit following hands forcing bid four cards game bonus game contract game level contract hand pattern HCPs heart suit high card points highest card length points long suits longest suit major suit fit minor suit nine tricks NORTH DUMMY NORTH EAST SOUTH number of tricks open the bidding opener's opening bid opening lead overcall partner opens partner's suit rebid rubber bridge seven tricks side singleton six-card suit slam spade suit suitable trump support for partner's sure tricks take tricks takeout double telling partner there's thirteen cards trick score tricks you need trump fit trump suit unbalanced void WEST NORTH EAST win a trick win the trick win tricks