Bridge Rules

Colchamiro’s Rule of Nine

When do you pass and when do you bid over partner’s double of weak two opening is a dilemma often faced when...

Bridge – Golden rules

The following golden rules apply in at least 95% of situations so if you follow them you will be doing the right thing 9.5 times out of 10.

The Shortness Rule by Eric Kokish

Over 3 hearts you could adopt something I call the shortness rule: when a player shows nine or more cards in two suits and a fit of eight or more cards is confirmed in a gameforcing auction, that players next...

Rule of 2-4-3

Partner opens in a major, you have support, and you love your hand so much that slam is being considered. How do you share this great news?

Rule of 64

When opening a hand that is 6-4 in the majors, show the...

The Rule of 22

Quick tricks are slightly less generous (and simpler!) than honour tricks. The scale for quick tricks is as follows:

Never Put Down an 8-Card Suit in Dummy

This hand was dealt in the Life Master Pairs at the 1997 ACBL summer championships in Albuquerque NM, and it generated some lively discussions after the game. Some players responded...

The Majority Rule

Often, knowledge of how one suit breaks will change your odds in the play of another. For example:

Use the Rule of 22

Quick tricks are slightly less generous (and simpler!) than honour tricks. The scale for quick tricks is as follows:

Bridge Rules

There are certain mathematical calculations used in the bidding, play and defense. It is important to use them correctly....

Rule of 20

Source Audrey Grant Better Bridge When you are the first or second player to make a call in the auction,...

Rule of 18

Source: BridgeGuys The Rule of Eighteen is a rule employed by the World Bridge Federation to define the boundary between light opening...

Rule of 17

If partner opens the bidding with a weak two, you must add your HP plus the cards in opener's...

Rule of 15

Source: Bridgeguys 1) There is a feature of the Rule of Fifteen and it is a mathematical calculation and/or device...