Wikipedia:WikiProject Contract bridge/Manual of Style/Appendix 3: Bidding table examples
Inline text auctions
This Appendix relates to auctions displayed in tables. For treatment of auctions inline with text, see here.
Nomenclature for tables
When used in a bidding table
- use Dbl and Rdbl rather than double, Double, redouble or Redouble
- use Pass rather than pass, No bid, or P
Simple table
- The table format may be abbreviated for an uncontested auction as follows:
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!Code | Gives |
| |
| align=center
| 1{{Hearts}} | 1{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| 2{{Diams}} | 3{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| 4{{Spades}} | Pass |
|
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!width="50%"|West !width="50%"|East | |
| align=center
| 1{{Hearts}} | 1{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| 2{{Diams}} | 3{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| 4{{Spades}} | Pass |
|}
Competitive table
- West should always be in the first column, regardless of who is the dealer. In this way, the layout of the table better corresponds with the layout of the diagram.
- Optionally, add captions for (a) deal or board number, (b) scoring method, and (c) vulnerability. The dealer is known by the auction sequence illustrated. Do not duplicate this information if provided in the deal diagram.
- For a competitive auction, the table would be as follows:
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!Code | Gives | ||
| |||
| align=center
| | 1{{Hearts}} | Pass | 1{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| Pass | 2{{Diams}} | Dbl | 3{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| Pass | 4{{Spades}} | Pass | Pass |
| align=center
| Pass |
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!width="25%"|West !width="25%"|North !width="25%"|East !width="25%"|South | |||
| align=center
| | 1{{Hearts}} | Pass | 1{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| Pass | 2{{Diams}} | Dbl | 3{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| Pass | 4{{Spades}} | Pass | Pass |
| align=center
| Pass |
|}
Annotated table
- A table may be annotated with footnotes to describe the meaning of calls, as follows:
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!Code | Gives | ||
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| align=center
| | 1{{Diams}} | Pass | 1{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| Pass | 4{{Spades}} | Pass | 4NT1 |
| align=center
| Pass | 5{{Hearts}}2 | Dbl3 | 5{{Spades}}4 |
| align=center
| Pass | Pass | Pass |
1 RKCB 3014
2 Two keycards without the queen of trump
3 Lead directing
4 Two keycards missing
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|+Roman Key Card Blackwood !width="25%"|West !width="25%"|North !width="25%"|East !width="25%"|South | |||
| align=center
| | 1{{Diams}} | Pass | 1{{Spades}} |
| align=center
| Pass | 4{{Spades}} | Pass | 4NT1 |
| align=center
| Pass | 5{{Hearts}}2 | Dbl3 | 5{{Spades}}4 |
| align=center
| Pass | Pass | Pass |
:1 RKCB 3014
:2 Two keycards without the queen of trump
:3 Lead directing
:4 Two keycards missing
|}
==Bidding explanation table==
=Example 1=
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|rowspan=2 style="background: #EFEFEF" align=center width=15%|Opener | rowspan=2 style="background: #EFEFEF"|Overcaller | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=85%|Responder | |
| style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=15%|Response | style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=85%|Meaning and Subsequent Bidding | ||
| align="left" valign="top"
|rowspan="5" align=center|1NT | rowspan="5"|{{nowrap|2 in a suit}} | 2 in a higher ranking suit | align="left"|natural and non-forcing |
| valign=top|2NT | a relay bid forcing the opener to bid 3{{clubs}}; after that: – 3 in suit of lower rank than overcalled – natural, to play – 3 in suit of higher rank than overcalled – natural, invitational – 3 in the overcalled suit – a cuebid, artificial, akin to Stayman, asking partner to bid a 4-card major suit and showing a stopper in the overcalled suit – 3NT – to play, showing a stopper | ||
| valign=top|{{nowrap|3 in any suit except that overcalled}} | natural, forcing to game | ||
| Valign=top|{{nowrap|3 in the overcalled suit}} | a direct cuebid, artificial, akin to Stayman, asking the partner to bid a 4-card major suit and denying a stopper in the overcalled suit | ||
| 3NT | to play, denying a stopper |
=Example 2=
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|rowspan=2 style="background: #EFEFEF" align=center width=15%|Opener | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=85%|Overcaller | |
| style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=15%|Call | style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=85%|Meaning | |
| align="left" valign="top"
|rowspan="4" align=center|1NT | align=center|2{{clubs}} | align="left"|diamonds, or hearts and spades |
| valign=top align=center|2{{diams}} | hearts, or spades and clubs | |
| valign=top align=center|2{{hearts}} | spades, or clubs and diamonds | |
| Valign=top align=center|2{{spades}} | clubs, or diamonds and hearts |
=Example 3=
The following summarises the balancing agreements made by competitive bridge players:
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|rowspan=2 style="background: #EFEFEF" align=center width=10%|West | rowspan=2 style="background: #EFEFEF" align=center width=10%|North | rowspan=2 style="background: #EFEFEF" align=center width=10%|East | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=70%|South (in the balancing position) | |
| style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=10%|Call | style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=90%|Meaning | |||
| align="left" valign="top"
|rowspan="7" align=center|1{{diams}} | rowspan="7" align=center|Pass | rowspan="7" align=center|Pass | align=center|Double | align="left"|8+ HCP |
| valign=top align=center|1{{Hearts}}/{{Spades}} | normal overcall | |||
| valign=top align=center|1NT | 10-14 HCP, does not guarantee a stopper | |||
| Valign=top align=center|2{{Clubs}} | normal overcall | |||
| Valign=top align=center|2{{Diams}} | unknown two-suiter (see Michaels cuebid) | |||
| Valign=top align=center|2{{Hearts}}/{{Spades}} | good 6+ card, 12-16 hcp | |||
| Valign=top align=center|2NT | 18-19 HCP, balanced |
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|rowspan=2 style="background: #EFEFEF" align=center width=10%|West | rowspan=2 style="background: #EFEFEF" align=center width=10%|North | rowspan=2 style="background: #EFEFEF" align=center width=10%|East | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=70%|South (in the balancing position) | |
| style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=10%|Call | style="text-align: center; background: #EFEFEF" width=90%|Meaning | |||
| align="left" valign="top"
|rowspan="7" align=center|1{{diams}} | rowspan="7" align=center|Pass | rowspan="7" align=center|Pass | align=center|Double | align="left"|8+ HCP |
| valign=top align=center|1{{Spades}} | normal overcall | |||
| valign=top align=center|1NT | 12-16 HCP, does not guarantee a stopper | |||
| Valign=top align=center|2{{Clubs}}/{{Diams}} | normal overcall | |||
| Valign=top align=center|2{{Hearts}} | unknown two-suiter | |||
| Valign=top align=center|2{{Spades}} | good 6+ card, 12-16 hcp | |||
| Valign=top align=center|2NT | 17-19 HCP, balanced |
Colors
=Table header colors=
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|style="background:#F4F4FC"|Background color: #F4F4FC |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF"|Standard header background color: #EFEFEF |
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|style="background:#EAEAFC"|Background color: #EAEAFC |
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|style="background:#E0FFFF"|Background color: #E0FFFF |
=Olympic colors=
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