Rules of bridge and of minibridge and the basics of both playing and bidding. This site is all about the card game contract bridge. Bernard magee is the uks bestknown bridge teacher and host, and has built. East and west are your opponents and all of their bidding and card play is performed by the computer. Bernard has published numerous bridge books, including the mr bridge quiz and puzzle book published by foulsham, the collins bridge quiz book published by harpercollins, better hand evaluation published by mr bridge and bernard magees tips for.
On the screenshot above in the centre you can see the big white square bidding pad with a p underneath the the n north position and the e east position the computer has started the bidding and both northn and east e have passedp. The first half looks at declaring the contract and the second part puts us in the defenders seats. For the full version you need the 16character product key on the first page of the printed manual. Counting defence, extra tricks in notrumps, supporting partner, finessing, bidding distributional hands and coping with preempts. He is the author of bestselling cds acol bidding and more acol bidding. The middle column shows the corresponding responding bids. He is the author of bestselling interactive tutorial software and dvds on acol bridge. Acol bidding with bernard magee the new interactive way of. Begin bridge acol version learn to play with bernard magee. Decide whether you want to use the stayman, baron, swiss, grand slam force gsf, blackwood, gerber. Bernard has published numerous bridge books, including the mr bridge quiz and puzzle book published by foulsham, the collins bridge quiz book published by harpercollins, better hand evaluation published by mr bridge and bernard magee.
Hand 1 would open the bidding 1, but if there was a 1 call before, it should double for take out rather than overcall. Prelive device set up bernard magee, in association with mr bridge, will be presenting. Responses are same as if partner opened the bidding jump overcall 1215 a six card suit containing two honours. Usually you keep the bidding as low as you can to leave more room to explore for a suit fit. Play sudoku fish database bird database plant database. Mr bridge select from the topics below or click here to go to the mr bridge website bidding basic acol acol crib sheet by bernard magee losing trick count losing trick count counting losers by bernard magee 50. Bernard magee is the uks bestknown bridge teacher and host, and has built up a tremendous following from his regular and highly popular articles in bridge magazine. Bidding system benji acol the differences between benjaminised acol and basic acol lie in the opening bids at the 2level. The following examples should clarify the holding for an acol twobid. The 2nt opening bid is now released for any other purpose you may wish to put it to. You may open 1 of a suit with just 1012 hcps if you hold either two five card biddable suits or a single six card suit.
Acol bridge made easy by ron klinger will have you playing bridge and bidding the acol system in just a few short hours. It is a natural system using fourcard majors and, most commonly, a weak no trump. Bernard magee, britains best known bridge teacher, has joined forces with qplus, britains best selling bridge software program, to produce an acol bidding teaching package. It is either an opening bid in first, second, third or fourth seat. With the introduction of the acol bidding system, bridge players have been trying to modify it. This allows you to focus your eyes on the hand while listening to the words of bernard magee. Both the blue chip bridge cd and the booklet all about minibridge are available from english bridge union. This guide to the acol style of bidding is meant to reflect what one might expect sitting down with a pickup partner and agreeing to play acol or benjaminised acol. Decide whether you want to use the stayman, baron, swiss, grand slam force gsf, blackwood, gerber conventions.
If you bid in a new suit this is forcing on your partner to keep bidding going a forcing bid for one round. Better bridge with bernard magee 24 improving bridge memory. More detailed information about the acol bidding system can be found in the following web pages. He just about manages to stay the course for most of the tale. Bernard magee, in association with mr bridge, will be presenting videos and live. Tips for better bridge by bernard mr bridge magee gives short and simple tips that help you to improve your acol bidding and play quickly and easily. Finding and bidding slams better bridge with bernard magee series bernard explains how to identify when a slam might be on.
Acol is the bridge bidding system that, according to the official encyclopedia of bridge, is standard in british tournament play and widely used in other parts of the world. This acol bridge crib sheet is ideal for beginners. If you bid a new suit at the 1level this shows your partner you have at least 6 hcp. Overcalls, response to 1nt after suit overcall lebensohl 0115. Bernard magee is the uks bestknown bridge teacher and host, and has built up a tremendous following from his regular and highly popular articles in bridge magazine circulation above 100,000. Benjamised acol this version of acol allows one to play their opening two bids as weak 610 and the basic structure is outlined below. In acol biddingwith bernard magee each bid will be explained as you make it, giving praise where due, but more poignantly explaining your mistakes. You need a pc with a sound card and a connected loudspeaker. Included is a freeware game to download, that allows you to get a taste of playing bridge on your pc using the acol bidding system along with many optional conventions. There will be a certain terminology used, which will not be understood by every bridge player. Have it handy while you are playing your bridge games. Bridge bid and made basic strategy acol convention card.
An online store and shopping cart software solution which integrates with canada post for shipping fees and the acol payment service for credit card and interac online payments. Bernard magees tips for better bridge 65 invaluable tips in 160 pages available from mr bridge, ryden grange, knaphill, surrey gu21 2th. Mr bridge select from the topics below or click here to go to. Acol also includes a light opener, for hands that have merit from shape more than hcps. The windows edition accepts product keys both of the version year 2011 starting with aa. Bernard magee, britains best known bridge teacher, has joined forces with qplus, britains best selling bridge software program, to produce an acol bidding. Not only does bernard talk you through the bidding of 200 new deals, he also plays the hands with you. Acol is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. Acol bidding with bernard magee download qplus bridge. Opening bids 2c any 8 playing trick hand in a suit yet undefined or a balanced 2022 points 2d the strongest bid in the system, similar to acol 2c 2h weak, 6 10 points 2s as 2h. Bernard magee, britains best known bridge teacher, has joined forces with qplus, britains best selling bridge software program, to produce a second acol bidding teaching package.
Bernard magee, britains best known bridge teacher, has joined forces with qplus, britains best selling bridge software program, to produce an acol b. Thanks to mr bridge for permission to share these articles. The downloaded program offers to start as demo version 5 of the 200 hands, or as full version. Sometimes my mind is a little like this when i am trying to get my bridge ideas in order. Throughout 200 deals, bernard evaluates your bids, praising the correct ones and discussing the wrong ones. Opener now bids his suit or bids 2nt if 2022 balanced.
If these are not available, the explanations are displayed as text on the screen. The program is operated very similarly as qplus bridge, but the hands are not given randomly, rather, there are 200 deals each prepared by bernard magee. Tutorial dvds by bernard magee tutorial software by bernard magee. In third and fourth seat, the partner has already relayed the information that he is weak. Bridge the acol bidding system the acol bridge pages. Currently available for nova scotia maps and publications online. For the full version you need the 16character product key on the. Acol bidding with bernard magee qplus bridge software. Acol system and follows it with a cardplay course using minibridge. The following is a short summary of a modification by mr. Bridge bid and made downloads superior acol bidding. The acol twobid is an intermediate bid and is forcing for oneround, because it represents a strong and forcing bid. Unfortunately there is no standard acol system and its 4cm weak 1nt chassis gets much modified.
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