Doubling and RedoublingĪny player may double the last preceding bid if it was made by an opponent.Īny player may redouble the last preceding bid if it was made by their side and doubled by an opponent.Ī doubled or redoubled bid may be overcalled by any bid, which would have been sufficient to overcall the same contract undoubled.Įx. = 'Two No-trump' will overcall a bid of 'Two Hearts', and a bid of 'Four Clubs' is required to overcall a bid of 'Three No-trump'. No-trump is the highest denomination, outranking spades.Įx.

The lowest possible bid is one, and the highest possible bid is seven.Įach bid must name a greater number of odd tricks than the last bid, or an equal number but in a higher denomination. = 'One Spade' is a bid to win seven tricks (6+1) with spades as trumps.Ī bid may be made in 'No-trump', meaning that there will be no trump suit. Bidding a Suitīid a number of tricks greater than six that the bidder expects to win, and a suit which will become the trump suit.Įx. When a player does not wish to bid, double, or redouble, they say, 'Pass.' If all four players pass in the first round, the deal is 'passed out,' and the next dealer in turn deals a new hand. The BiddingĬalls - Once the cards are dealt, each player picks up their hand and, beginning with the dealer, makes a call (pass, bid, double or redouble). At the end of play, the side with the most points wins. Object of the GameĮach partnership attempts to score points by making its bid, or by defeating the opposing partnership's bid. The dealer distributes 13 cards to each player, one card at a time, face down, beginning with the player on their left.

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