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 Make a Balance Bid in Bridge

Your mission, is to figure out the next bid for each of the hands given.
You are always the South player for the purpose of this exercise.


West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   Q x x x     K Q x x     Q J 9 x     x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1         2         3         Double


































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
Spades too weak






































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   Q x x x     x x     A J x x     K x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1         2         3         Double


































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
You'll like any suit partner bids






































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Not Today -





































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   K J x x     x x     A x x x x     x x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1         2         3         Double


































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 






- Correct! -
Bare minimum. There's more Diamonds but it's a very weak hand






































 




- No Way -





































 Bid a Bridge Hand




West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?   Q x x x     J x     A Q x x x     K x
 
 
What do you bid now?         Pass         1         2         3         Double


































 




- Not Today -





































 




- Try Again -





































 




- Nope -





































 




- No Way -





































 





- Correct! -
Show your good suit






































 Bid a Bridge Hand

Here are all 4 hands together for you to compare at once. You are South.

West North East South    
1 Pass Pass ?    
 
  Pass 1)   Q x x x     K Q x x     Q J 9 x     x
  Double 2)   Q x x x     x x     A J x x     K x x
  1 3)   K J x x     x x     A x x x x     x x
  2 4)   Q x x x     J x     A Q x x x     K x
 
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