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 "Superman Days" by Marti Ronemus

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's...Superman!" We all know those words and as children heard them with a shiver of delight and anticipation. And guess what... there are special days in June and multiple events to celebrate the character who symbolizes the best of humanity. Festivities range from trampoline parties (to simulate the feeling of flight) to altruistic deeds in neighborhoods.

And as bridge players, how can we emulate the Man of Steel? Well, I may not succeed, but thank goodness my Pards are stronger than locomotives and can leap tall buildings with a single bound.

Let's try some bids today that might challenge our super-powers.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 K J 10 4 3 2
 J 9
 8 5 4
 9 2
 
Q: 1 - What should you do now? South:
SouthWestNorthEast
PassPass1Pass
1Pass1 No-trumpPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: Good time to rebid our six-card suit. The hand is pathetic, but if we were willing to bid the first time, we should do it again. Do we have a fit? Yes. Pard wouldn't have rebid 1 No-trump with a singleton. He would have had another suit to bid. Why not leave Pard in 1 No-trump? We are the quiescent Crummy Dummy. No tall buildings for us unless we control the hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
 K 4 3 2
 8 4 2
 K 10 8 4 3
 9
 
Q: 2 - How about this?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass1 No-trumpPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: Do we really want to play this in No-trump? Nah. We've got a guaranteed nine-card fit in Diamonds, so let's take advantage of that.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 A 9
 K Q J 9 2
 Q 8 2
 8 7 6
 
Q: 3 - How can South do the right thing?
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass22
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Ouch. Yes, our Hearts are gorgeous. Yes, we've got the A. BUT!! We've got a minimum hand. Pard still has a chance to bid, and our Pass will tell him we're minimal. Trust your Pard. Is he not Superman?

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
 3 2
 A Q J 9
 K Q J 2
 J 10 6
 
Q: 4 - What would the Man of Steel do on this one?
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1 No-trump: You've got great Hearts, but Pard bypassed them. For now, we just bid 1 No-trump. Pard, who's unlimited, will bid his Hearts if he has them. Meantime we limited our hand, which means the problem of where we belong now bounces to Pard.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 K J 5 2
 A 10 8 7
 9 3
 K 8 2
 
Q: 5 - One last chance to dodge the Kryptonite. South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass1 No-trumpPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: Yes, we've got Spades, but who cares? Why bid them? Pard denied them. We've got 11 HCP, so let's tell Pard, and let him make the final decision. And he'll have to play it.

And now, let's try a hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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