DEAL 13

These Practice pages can be utilized in several ways.

The recommended method is for two partners to be in vocal contact, each looking at the page in a different computer - perhaps one with a laptop. Using this method one partner would start by clicking on NORTH, the other on SOUTH.

Somewhat less satisfactorily, the partners can use a single computer, and alternate looking at the display, again one as NORTH, the other as SOUTH.

As a last resort, one person can click back and forth between screens.

Start by clicking one of the buttons; when the bidding is complete click the BIDDING button to check the "recommended" bidding.
     
 
 NORTH
 
 You are the Dealer.
 Bid this hand with your partner.
 The opponents do not bid.
     
 
 SOUTH
 
 Your partner, NORTH, is the Dealer.
 Bid this hand together.
 The opponents do not bid.
     
 
WESTNORTHEASTSOUTH
 1♠pass4NT
pass5pass6♠
passpasspass

NORTH has a minimum 1♠ opening bid - 13 points and five trumps. She doesn't even suspect what's about to befall!

SOUTH hears the 1♠ bid and all he wants to know is whether NORTH has one, two or three Aces. So he uses the Blackwood convention, 4NT.

NORTH has two Aces so she bids 5 (5♣ would show zero Aces, 5 would show one Ace, etc).

SOUTH has heard enough and bids 6♠.
 
NORTH
♠ Q J 10 8 3
A J 4
A 10
♣ 9 6 2

SOUTH
♠ A K 9 6 4
K Q 5
K Q J 7
♣ 3