Contract Bridge Blue Book

addition Approach assume average balanced better bid suit Bridge choice club contract count deal Dealer Declarer's defensive diamonds distribution Double Dummy East EXAMPLE expectancy fact five follows Forcing Forcing bids four four-card give hand contains hearts higher holds honor strength honor-tricks illustrate important inferences instance Jump justify lead least length less logical long suit loss low cards major methods minimum minor North notrump notrump bids one-bid Opening bid Opening Hand opponents original Overcall partner partnership pass patterns penalty Penalty Double play player points possible powerful practically precise preference principle probable proper Queen Raise reason rebid Redouble Responding Hand response rule score shown side simple singleton situations Slam Slam bid South spade strong suit bids supporting tricks surprise System tactics Takeout Takeout Double trump bids trump suit two-bid unbalanced unless vulnerable weak West worth writer