Winning Bridge

Winning Bridge

These Help pages can be downloaded here with the Winning Bridge Shareware game for Microsoft Windows 95+.

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Standard Bidding - Opening

A balanced hand is any hand that has a Short Point count of 2 or less (i.e. no more extreme than two doubletons).

Points 0 - 11

Long Suit

Pass

Weak Two Option

Points 12 - 17

Opening -Balanced Hand

Opening -UnBalanced Hand

Takeout Double Option

Points 18 - 22 (or 8 playing tricks)

Opening -UnBalanced Hand

Points 20 - 22

Opening -Balanced Hand

Points 23 + (or 10 playing tricks)

2C

Benjamin Option

Points 18-23

Benjamin Option

If the opposition have bid you should consider whether to Overcall.