Query
Dealer bids one No-trump; Second Hand, two Hearts. Third Hand holds
| Spades | Knave, Ten, and three small |
| Hearts | One small |
| Diamonds | Two small |
| Clubs | Ace, Queen, Knave, and two small |
What should be bid?
Answer
Two Royals. This hand, especially with an adverse Heart call, is much more apt to go game at Royals than at No-trump. Two Royals asks to be let alone; three Clubs practically commands the partner to bid two No-trumps if he have the Hearts stopped.
This is but an expansion of the principle that the original call of one Club or one Diamond suggests a No-trump, while one Heart or one Royal indicates a desire to try for game in the suit named.
Query
Is it fair for partners to agree that the bid of one Spade shall mean weakness; one Club, general strength; and two Clubs, strength in Clubs?
Answer