Deal 17	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass  BID        The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
	♠ A 5 3 ♥ K Q 5 ♦ K Q J 8 7 4 ♣ 9

 

Deal 17	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 3♦ pass 4♦ pass  BID      The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. After toying with the idea of a jump to 6NT, or perhaps a Gerber 4♣, you decide to bid 3♦. Partner rebids 4♦ and it is your turn.
	♠ A 5 3 ♥ K Q 5 ♦ K Q J 8 7 4 ♣ 9

 

Deal 17	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 3♦ pass 4♦ pass 4NT pass 5♥ pass  BID    The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. After toying with the idea of a jump to 6NT, or perhaps a Gerber 4♣, you decide to bid 3♦. Partner rebids 4♦ and it is your turn. Time to check for Aces. You bid 4NT and partner answers 5♥. What do you bid?
	♠ A 5 3 ♥ K Q 5 ♦ K Q J 8 7 4 ♣ 9

 

Deal 17	♠ K Q J ♥ A J 4 ♦ A 10 5 3 ♣ J 10 8		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1NT pass 3♦ pass 4♦ pass 4NT pass 5♥ pass 6♦ pass pass pass The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. After toying with the idea of a jump to 6NT, or perhaps a Gerber 4♣, you decide to bid 3♦. Partner rebids 4♦ and it is your turn. Time to check for Aces. You bid 4NT and partner answers 5♥. What do you bid? Tempting though it may be it is too dangerous to try 6NT. So you bid 6♦ which turns out to be laydown while 6NT would have been down 4.  Deal 18
	♠ A 5 3 ♥ K Q 5 ♦ K Q J 8 7 4 ♣ 9