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 "Take our Cats, Please" by Marti Ronemus

Adopting new bidding definitely represents a commitment in time and effort, but it's nothing like the commitment we make in adopting a kitty (and it's National Adopt a Cat Month!). A well-cared for house cat can live 17-20 years. Here's some interesting info for potential cat owners.

31 percent of new cats come from shelters, 3 percent from breeders. The rest? They "appear" in people's lives, either by wandering in on their own or from friends and relatives. The main reason a cat is in a shelter is not because they were running loose or surrendered for bad behavior, but because their former owners had a change in housing and can't have pets any longer. Interestingly, the color cat least likely to be adopted is the Tuxedo Cat, black and white.

If you're thinking of adding a new cat, think in twos. Cats form bonded pairs and get into much less trouble and are less likely to destroy your house. Oh, and you better be nice to your bridge partner, since you'll be required to have more references than are needed to buy a house.

Before dashing off to the local shelter though, let's work on our bidding.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 K 8 6
 K J 3
 9 4
 A Q 10 8 4
 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
-11Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: We have a couple options here. We can immediately eliminate any Heart bid, since raising your Pard's suit regardless of level shows a bad hand. We could bid 2, which would (in most partnership agreements) be forcing and an okay bid. BUT! We prefer cuebidding the opponent's suit. It promises 10-plus points and a fit with Pard. It asks the overcaller to further describe their hand. How hard can that be?

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
 3 2
 A Q 10 7 5 2
 4 3 2
 K 4
 
Q: 2 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: Partner cuebid, showing 10-plus points and a fit. He's asking us to further describe our hand. We need to tell Pard we've got a minimum overcall. Small hand, small bid. Think kitten.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 3 2
 A Q 10 7 5 2
 J 3 2
 A J
 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: We have a hand we would have opened with, a minimum one admittedly, but an opener nonetheless. We show Pard a 12-14 point hand. Pard can now Do the Math and place the contract.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 3 2
 A Q 10 7 5 2
 A 3 2
 A J
 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4: We now have a hand that can make game opposite a Pard with 10-plus points. Our bid guarantees 15-17 points (add distribution because of our trump fit and we LOVE LOVE the A). Now it's Pard's problem.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 K 2
 A Q 10 7 5 2
 A 3 2
 A J
 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: Our hand is too big for an overcall. We will begin with a double. An overcall promises 7-ish to 17-ish points.

And on to our 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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