• Each suit contains . . . . . . HCPs.

• There are four suits and therefore . . . . . . HCPs in a complete Deal.

• When the HCPs are equally divided amongst the four players each will have a hand with . . . . . HCPs.

Example 2
How many HCPs are ther in this hand ? . . . . . . . .

Example 3
How many HCPs are ther in this hand ? . . . . . . . .

Answer

The shape of a hand describes the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If the cards are evenly divided amongst the four suits the hand is . . . . . . . . . . .
These hands are generally most suitable for . . . . . . . .contracts.

If the cards are unevenly divided amongst the four suits, the hand is described as . . . . . . . . . . . . .
These hands are generally most suitable for . . . . . . . . contracts.

The shape definitions are :
Balanced hands - contain at the most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The balanced card distributions are :

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• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
  
• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
  
• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
  
• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• 4 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
  
• 5 -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
  
• 5 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
  
• 6 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
  
• 6 -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
  
• 7 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  
  
• 7 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Length points are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in a hand.

. . . . . . . . . is awarded to each card over and above the first . . . . . cards in each suit.

Example 4 shows a . . . . . . . hand .
It contains . . . . . HCP + . . . . . LP = . . . . . total points

Example 5 shows a . . . . . . . hand .
It contains . . . . . HCP + . . . . . LP = . . . . . total points

Example 6 shows a . . . . . . . hand .
It contains . . . . . HCP + . . . . . LP = . . . . . total points

Always include . . . . . . points in your hand valuations, as it gives a truer picture of its strength.

Answer

In Contract Bridge the play of the cards is preceded by the . . . . . . . . period.
Each bids made during the auction consists of :

• a number between . . . . and 7 . . . . - indicating the number of tricks over and above the first . . . . tricks, a player is contracting to make, and

• a . . . . . . suit or . . . . . . . . , indicating the mode of play

With a bid of 2H a side must make at least . . . + . . . = . . . tricks played with . . . . . . . as the trump suit.

With a bid of 4S a side must make at least . . . + . . . = . . . tricks played with . . . . . . as the trump suit.
The first bid in the auction is made by the . . . . . . . . . The other players get their turn one at a time in . . . . . . . . . . direction.
Each player may make a bid in the auction, or decline to do so by bidding . . . . . . . . .

As in most auctions each bid must be . . . . . . . than the preceding bid. After a bid has been followed by . . . . . consecutive passes, the bid becomes the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The ranking order of the five nominations are :

1. . . . . . . = highest
   
   
2. . . . . . . = 2nd highest
   
   
3. . . . . . . = 3rd highest
   
   
4. . . . . . . = 2nd lowest
   
   
5. . . . . . . = lowest