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Word Bridge Meaning
The bidding language where 4 card suits can be bid by
Acol
either the opening bidder or the responder.

A balanced hand is a hand that has got 2 or more cards
in every suit. The common hand shapes for balanced
hands are -
Balanced 4-3-3-3
4-4-3-2
5-3-3-2 with a five card minor suit
5-3-3-2 with a poor five card major.
A bid is when you indicate to the rest of the players how
many tricks your side will win in a given denomination.
Bid
1Í - we should 7 tricks in spades;
3NT - we should make 9 tricks in notrump.
A bidding box is a device used for bidding in bridge,
usually in duplicate bridge competitions. Made in various
configurations and sizes, it is typically a plastic box with
two holding slots, each containing a set of bidding cards:
one with 35 cards with symbols of bids, and the other
with cards for other calls (pass, double, etc.).
Bidding box
Use of bidding boxes has several advantages over oral
bidding: it reduces noise in the room, prevents bidding
being overheard at neighbouring tables, allows easier
review of the auction, and reduces the opportunity to
pass unauthorised information to one's partner
(intentionally or not) by the manner and intonation in
which one makes one's bid.

Call A bid or a pass.
The member of the declaring side who mentioned the
Declarer
denomination of the contract first.

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