Bridge Game - wk 3/7: Basic Bidding II

Welcome to “Bridge Game – WK3/7: Basic Bidding II” course. This course is the fundamental of bidding in bridge game and provides basic bidding information for beginner and intermedaite bridge players. The topics are:

- Responses to 2NT Opening (0-2 cards major, 3 cards major – puppet stayman, 4 cards major – puppet stayman, 5 cards major – Jacoby, 6 cards major – Jacoby & Texas, 5-4 majors, 5-5 majors, minors)

- Responses to 2Cl Opening (2Cl opening, responses, opener’s rbids, responder’s rebids, bidding examples)

- Namyats Opening and Responses (namyats, trick based weak openings, trick based openings)

- Weak Openings and Responses (weak responses to 1-level suit openings, weak openings, responses to 2-level suit openings, responses to 3-level suit openings, responses to suit game openings, opener’s rebids to enquiry, objective)

- 1-Level Suit Overcalls and Responses (1-level suit vercalls, responses, after opponent’s overcall)

- Takeout Double and Responses (takeout double, responses, doubler’s rebids, opener’s rebids)

- Other Overcalls and Responses I (2-level suit overcalls, 1NT overcalls, jump suit overcalls, michaels cuebid / unusual NT, responses, advancer’s cuebid, leaping michaels, responses)

This course is a kind of prerequisite to a series of bridge courses. When you complete this course, you may decide to keep learning bridge and attend following courses in the given order:

WEEK 4/7: Intermediate Bidding (You can start joining bridge tournaments.)

WEEK 5/7: Advanced Bidding (coming soon)

WEEK 6/7: Card Game II (coming soon)

WEEK 7/7: Expert Bidding (coming soon)

The last 3 courses are designed for advanced and expert players and will be published by the end of this year. You will not need them until you reach some years of experience.