Foundations of Modern American Bidding

Foundation System

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Table of Contents:		Part 1: System Description
Introduction:		Picturing the unseen hands, and why it's important.
Convention Card:		How to Describe the System Using ACBL's Convention Card.
Hand Evaluation:		Deciding how good (or bad) your hand is.
Opening Bids:		When and how to open the bidding.
Major Suit Bidding:		Bidding after our major suit opening bid.
Minor Suit Bidding:		Bidding after our minor suit opening bid
Notrump Bidding:		Bidding after our 1NT or 2NT opening bid.
Preemptive Bidding:		Depriving the opponents of bidding space.
Slam Bidding:		How to reach good slams and avoid bad slams.
Competitive Bidding:		When we open the bidding and opponents compete.
Overcalls:		Showing a long suit when the opponents open the bidding.
Takeout Doubles:		Competing when the opponents open and you don't have a long suit.
Showing Two Suits:		When the opponents open and you have two long suits.

Table of Contents:		Part 2: System Practice
Visualization		Picturing the unseen hands, and why it's important.
Opening Bids:		When and how to open the bidding.
Major Suit Bidding:		Bidding after our major suit opening bid.
Minor Suit Bidding:		Bidding after our minor suit opening bid.
Notrump Bidding:		Bidding after our 1NT or 2NT opening bid.
Preemptive Bidding:		Depriving the opponents of bidding space.
Slam Bidding:		How to reach good slams and avoid bad slams.
Competitive Bidding:		When we open the bidding and opponents compete.
Overcalls:		Showing a long suit when the opponents open the bidding.
Takeout Doubles:		Competing when the opponents open and you don't have a long suit.
Showing Two Suits:		When the opponents open and you have two long suits.

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