NickRW Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Suits In Contract Bridge, avoid long suits where possible except in defence play. Short suits are a great advantage and if your partner is void (has no suit at all) better stop. There is no object in raising Partner's suit unless you intend to go for game. Never make a Jump Take Out in a good suit. Many suits have been ruined by this procedure. If Partner passes during the opening play it is often necessary to change your suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Duplicate (n.) A format of bridge competition for pairs, where each table gets dealt the same cards, so as to reduce the level of envy and increase empathy and understanding among the players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Defensive Play The best defensive play is to throw away your Jack. The following plays are also considered offensive: 1. Playing your Jack on Partner's Queen and immediately making a jump. 2. Cross ruffing. This procedure is difficult of description, but in general consists of alternating play with your Jack between Partner's Queen and Ace. (You'd be surprised how offensive this is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Responses Normal support is expected from Partner, but if Partner tries Shut Out it is better to discard the Jack and open with a Spade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob_r Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 ATB A headline used by posters on BBF who enjoy humiliating their partners in front of a larger group of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Director (n.) The person in charge of making sure that those that contribute the most to the club's purse get the most equal treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 To Go To Bed With (intrans v.) The last thing one can expect to do with one's wife later on that night when partnering her after declarer ruffs the ace one has tenaciously held on to for 4 tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob_r Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 GEEBER [n.] A bid of 4♣ made over any NT bid, including gambling 3NT, compelling you to pass if you have opened a gambling 3NT over which partner bids 4♣ p/c doubled by RHO if you also play ROPI even if your running suit is ♦ http://www.godofthemachine.com/bridge/09-01-02.html Useful when you frequently have outside aces despite your denial therof on the opening bid :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob_r Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Expert [n] A Turkish bridge player who's been playing the game for more than half an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob_r Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Avoidance Play [n.] your favourite excuses to turn down invitations from players that invariably carve your myhand-record. Examples: - sorry, i'm just about to leave (whereafter you quickly log off and sign back on as invisible) - ah, darn! NN just asked me to play (you quickly set up play with NN or pretend to wait around for him to log on) - sorry, jonny, i just accidentally cut off my head and have to go look for it. brb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Commentators Block (n) Where kibbitzers wish a person analysing hands played on vugraph and gets it wrong an embarrassing number of times would place his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Expert Analysis (n.) See Anal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Insult (n.) The 50 or so expletives thrown at you by your partner when you let an opponent's doubled contract through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Isolating The Menace (v.) The act of ensuring that the weakest player in the team sits out until the round where a win is guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Bottom (n) That part of your anatomy that gets kicked when you go for 500 and the opponents at the other 11 tables are allowed to make 420. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Light Opening (n.) An opening with few HCPs that tends to leave partner in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Partnership bidding (n) An exclusive area in BBO where one bids hands perfectly that never seem to appear anywhere else on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Pass-or-correct A bid that is neither passable nor correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Red (n.) What you see when your partner goes off 1 doubled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Rubber Bridge (n.) A form of bridge played by gentlemen content with their current number of offspring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Scissors Coup Loser-on-loser (see loser-on-loser) play perfected by my mohel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Rule of 17 (n.) A rule stating that if you go for 1700 more than twice a day, you are overbidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Teaching Table (n.) A wonderful invention allowing someone else to inform you of how badly you play, and why you should pay them for lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Bridge Base Forums (n.) An online domain where thousands of people waste time posting things that have already happened to prove their partner wrong, and themselves right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Myhands (n.) A constantly updated record of your misfortunes and misbids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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