Bridge by numbers Values Ace 4 points King 3 points In total there are 40 points Queen 2 points Jack 1 point Distribution Void 3 points Singleton 2 points Doubleton 1 point Rating of suits No Trump (highest) Spades Hearts Diamonds Clubs (lowest) A 'Game' is: 3 No Trump and requires approximately 24-26 points in total 4 Spades, 4 Hearts and requires approx. 26-28 points in total 5 Diamonds, 5 Clubs and requires approx. 28-30 points in total Opening Bids ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Points Your Bid 0 - 12 even distribution No Bid 7 - 12 w/ 6 in a suit Two in the suit, except if clubs (then pass) 7 - 12 w/ 7 in a suit Three in the suit (any suit) 13 - 15 One in a suit 16 - 19 even distribution One no trump 16 - 19 odd distribution One in a suit, next bid jump same suit 20 - 22 odd distribution Two clubs, next bid long suit 20 - 22 even distribution Two clubs, next bid no trump 23 - 25 Two no trump 26 + Three no trump Note: If you are fourth hand and the first three bids are passes, and you hold 13 + points with even distribution, three no trump is a pretty good risk. Replies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One in a suit 0 - 5 No bid 6 - 9 with at least 3 cards in partners bid suit Two in the suit 6 - 9 strong in different suit One in a new suit (stay at one level) 6 - 9 One no trump if none of above two do not apply 10 - 12 A new suit in one or two level 13 - 15 even distribution Two no trump 13 - 15 odd distribution Jump in best suit 16 + Jump in best suit One no trump 0 - 3 No bid 4 - 6 even distribution No bid 4 - 6 very odd distribution Avoid no bid - two in best suit 7 - 9 even distribution Two no trump 7 - 12 odd distribution Two clubs - you are now asking partner to declare major suits 7 - 12 major 6-suit Four in suit 10 - 14 even distribution Three no trump 13 + odd distribution Jump to three in a suit 15 + even distribution Four clubs or four no trump (asking for aces or kings) Two clubs (This is a forcing bid) 0 - 3 Two no trump 4 - 9 Two or three in best suit 10 - 12 Bid three of best suit, or three no trump 13+ Three no trump, partner will ask for aces Two no trump 0 - 3 No bid (unless very odd dist.) 4 - 8 even distribution Three no trump, or best suit 4 - 8 odd distribution Three in best suit 9 + Four clubs or four no trump (explore slam) Three no trump no bid, unless you also have 10 + points, in which case ask for aces or merely bid six no trump Asking and replying aces and kings Ask Reply Means 4 clubs 4 diamonds No aces or all four 4 hearts 1 ace 4 spades 2 aces 4 no trump 3 aces 5 clubs 5 diamonds No kings or all four 5 hearts 1 king 5 spades 2 kings 5 no trump 3 kings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Optional) 4 clubs 4 diamonds No aces 4 hearts 1 red ace 4 spades 1 black ace 4 no trump 1 red & 1 black ace 5 clubs 2 black aces 5 diamonds 2 red aces 5 hearts 2 red & 1 black ace 5 spades 2 black & 1 red ace 5 no trump All 4 aces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 no trump 5 diamonds No aces or all four 5 hearts 1 ace 5 spades 2 aces 5 no trump 3 aces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Optional) 4 no trump 5 clubs 1 king 5 diamonds 2 kings or 1 ace 5 hearts 3 kings or 1 king and 1 ace 5 spades 4 kings or 2 kings and 1 ace or 2 aces 5 no trump 2 aces and 1 king or 1 ace and 3 kings 5 clubs 3 aces or 2 aces and 2 kings or 1 ace and 4 kings Note: System is one suit up for each king, two suits for each ace Rubber Bonus ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1) 1000 points for shutting out opponents (i.e. they score no points during rubber) 2) 750 points for two games in a row (i.e. losers are not vulnerable) 3) 500 points for going out if both teams are vulnerable Slam Bonus ~~~~~~~~~~ 1) team making slam is not vulnerable 500 points for small slam 750 points for grand slam 2) team making slam is vulnerable 750 points for small slam 1000 points for grand slam Honors Bonus ~~~~~~~~~~~~ (these hold for declarer only) 100 points for holding four of the top five cards in trump suit 150 points for holding top five of trump suit or for holding all four aces in no-trump These points must be scored before hand is played.