Bridge Bidding Guide
- Look-up tables for bridge bidding, with the most common conventions used in "Standard American" bidding, by Richard Pavlicek.
- http://www.rpbridge.net/bgtc.htm
Bridge Conventions - Presents an extensive list of explanations and definitions. - http://www.pattayabridge.com/convindex_main.htm
Zar Points - Aggressive hand evaluation and bidding based on distribution, controls, and hcp. Presents the Zar Bid Machine. - http://www.zarpoints.com
Inquiry 2/1 GF - Online book prensenting the author's variation of this popular north american system. - http://inquiry2over1.blogspot.com/
Coyot's 2/1 Game Force - Detailed presentation of this american system. - http://web.pinknet.cz/~coyot/sa21gf/sa21gf_en.php
Colonial Acol and LISA - Presentation of two bidding systems, one a US adaptation of the British Acol system, the other a modification of Standard American. - http://www.kentfeiler.com/bridge/home/bridge.htm
Bridge Files - Provides overview of different systems, a list of conventions and information about the game. Free registration required. - http://www.bridgefiles.net/
Bridge Guys - Lists and defines a large number of systems and conventions. - http://www.bridgeguys.com/
Caliper - Bidding system from Norway based on a Big Diamond relay sequence. - http://home.no.net/foevsted/
The Chilli Bidding System - Gives priority to simplicity and universality of rules. - http://chillibidding.org/
REGRESsion - Modification of the bidding system Regres, based on frequent openings with weak hands and opening passes with strong hands. - http://members.ams.chello.nl/a.denbroeder4/index.html
Bidding Order Shows Strength (BOSS) - Describes a system where priority is given to the strenght of the partnership hands. - http://www.jhardie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/boss.htm
Polish Standard 2000 - Description of the Polish Club bidding system, with different variants. - http://www.wj2000.front.ru/
Aggressive Bidding Foundation - Proposes an approach based on a math model over computer analysis. Provides famous pairs systems, an exposition of the theory and a bidding machine. - http://public.aci.on.ca/~zpetkov/
Bidding by Design - Proposes articles on bidding system theory and offers examples for download. Free system design software available for download. - http://www.xs4all.nl/~jisbert/
Bridge World Standard - Description of a bridge bidding system based on the preferences of leading players, and aimed at the needs of occasional partnerships. Some characteristics: 5-card major opening, strong no-trump, artificial strong two-club opening, weak 2s in the other su - http://www.bridgeworld.com/default.asp?d=bw_standard&f=bwstandardmainpage.html
Precision Two-over-One - Presents an overview of a system mixing a strong club with standard methods. - http://www.p21.150m.com/
An Unassuming Club - Presentation of a variant of the Polish Club system. - http://www.bridge.hotmail.ru/file/Red/auc/club.html
The Diamond Major - Forcing club, 5-card major, medium notrump system. - http://www.bridgeclublive.com/Include/Diamond.htm
Bidding Quest - Practice bidding on prepared deals with scores. Compare and check how other pairs have bid same boards. Try bidding competition with anonymous partner. - http://www.biddingquest.com/
Brazilian Bridge - Presentation of the Carioca Club and other conventions. - http://sites.uol.com.br/webridge/english/
Contract Bridge Culbertson System - Contract bridge bidding, as developed by Culbertson. Culbertson's survey of good playing techniques is also included. - http://www.stjost.si/bridge/
Precision Bidding System - Detailed description of the Precision Bidding System (strong 1 club opening, with 16+ points), as modified by one partnership. - http://acp.atlanta.ga.us/wang/bridge/gdum111.htm
M.A.F. - The Ultimate Bridge Bidding System - A scientific bidding system from the Netherlands (5-card majors and different two-suiter openings). Bilingual site gives information in English and Dutch. - http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/M.A.F/
The Blue Team Club System - Description of a complex bidding system invented in Italy. A major part of the information is in downloadable files only. Bilingual site (Italian/English). - http://www.mclink.it/personal/MC6246/BlueTeamClub/sistema.htm
Conventions - Survey of a large number of commonly used bridge bidding conventions and bidding systems. - http://www.bridgeguys.com/conventions.html
Bridge is it - Concerned with bridge bidding systems, especially CLONE, based on a forcing weak/strong 1 club opening. Also features links to other bridge resources, particularly on bidding systems. Bilingual site (English/Norwegian). - http://home.no.net/raptor/
Bidding Guide - Introduction to standard American bidding. - http://www.math.cornell.edu/~belk/
SA-YC Simplified - This bidding system is a simplified version (as played on OKBridge) of the Standard Yellow Card (SA-YC) system of the ACBL (American Contract Bridge League). Its essential features include the strong no-trump, 5-card major and weak 2 openings. - http://www.annam.co.uk/sayc.htm