Basic Bidding Guide

Novices Bridge Guide   (includes Loser counts)

Basic Bidding Guide : Print out   (print out at size 120%)

Title page - Front cover

Contents page - Contents

Page 1 - Hand Valuation

Page 2 - Opening bids   (Comment)

Page 3 - Bidding after a 1 NT Opening bid

Page 4 - Bidding after a Major suit Opening bid

Page 5 - Bidding after a Minor suit Opening bid

Page 6 - Weak and Strong Two Opening bids

Page 7   - Premptive Opening bids (for Novices)
  Page 7   - Premptive Opening bids (Experienced players)

Page 8   - Overcalls & Takeout Doubles

Page 9   - Responses by a Passed hand - Declarer Play

Page 10 - Some General Rules

Page 11 - The Finesse

Page 12 - Blackwood and Stayman Conventions

Page 13 - The Negative Double response

Page 14 - Opening Leads

Page 15 - Losing Trick Count



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