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Beginner’s Skinny Crib Sheet

Beginners Bridge Crib Sheet

Points mean prizes. Stop if you haven’t enough!

19 - 24 part game (approx.) 

25+  game in Majors or NT - 4H, 4S, 3NT

27+ game in Minors - 5C, 5D

Your Opening Bid

12 - 14 balanced : OPEN 1NT

15 - 19 balanced : OPEN 1X, THEN with 15-16 REBID 1NT,  17-18 REBID 2NT, 19 REBID 3NT

20 - 22 balanced : OPEN 2NT

12 - 22 UNbalanced : OPEN 1X of your longest suit

10 or 11 : Apply Rule of 20

Overcalling 1C, 1D, 1H or 1S

To Overcall you MUST have 5 Cards in the suit you want to bid including 2 honours.
8-15 : BID at 1 Level

11-15 : BID at 1 level or go to 2 level if no bidding space at 1 level

16 - 18 Balanced with Stoppers : Bid 1NT

X (Takeout Double) - “I don’t have a 5 card suit but I have an opening hand(12-15) and am tolerant (at least 3 cards) in the other suits”

Overcalling 1NT

16 + : Bid X - a Penalty Double

Responding to Opener’s 1C, 1D, 1H or 1S

fewer  than 6 : PASS

6 or more : You MUST RESPOND

Find the Fit

You are usually looking for an 8 card fit in H or S or a balanced fit in NT.

Opener’s Rebid

When making an Opening Bid, you should also make a plan for your 2nd bid. With 16-19 points you can go ’Above the Barrier’

Good Opening Leads against NT

4th down from highest card of your longest suit unless opposition have bid it (most common) / Dummy's second suit / An unbid major suit / Partner's suit / Top of three card sequence such as AKQ or KQJ or J109. More on leads.

Good Opening Leads against a Trump Contract

  1. AK is a good lead
  2. Lead a singleton
  3. Lead partner’s suit 
  4. More good leads …

Scoring

20 each trick in C/D

30 each trick in H/S

40 first trick in NT, 30 for each subsequent one


50 - bonus for part game bid and made

300 - bonus for game bid and made eg 3NT OR 4H OR 4S OR 5D OR 5C 


minus  50 - each undertrick


When you know all the above . . .

“A bit daunting but we will gradually work through it.”

From Nofearbridge.com

“This can really makes a difference to the final score . . .”

Make the right lead

“Personally, I like Dodds . . .”

Choose your discard system

“If you open and your partner responds by bidding a new suit you MUST bid again for one round . . .”

What is an invitational hand in Bridge?

“Be careful not to deny a four card major . . .”

How do you respond to your Partner

“When you might be more aggressive . . .”

How many points to Overcall in Bridge?

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