"Latin Version of 'Winnie the Pooh' Hits Best Seller List" by Marti Ronemus

1960 must have been a very dull year for publishing if a LATIN version of "Winnie the Pooh" could actually make the best seller list. Who bought it? Who READ it? Does anyone study Latin anymore?

Thank goodness people still study bridge! Here's your dose of knowledge for the day.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ A K 8
♥ 9 2
♦ A J 10 5
♣ J 8 7 4

Q: 1 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♦	p	1♠	p
?

A: 2♠: We could bid 1 No-trump, but the Spade support is so very nice, and our hand is so minimum with no Heart stoppers, that it makes sense to sign off. If Pard wants to take it further, carpe dium.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ Q 8 4
♥ A Q
♦ A J 10 5
♣ J 8 7 4

Q: 2 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♦	p	1♠	p
?

A: 1 No-trump: This time we can comfortably bid 1 No-trump with our Heart stoppers.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ K Q 9 8 3
♥ J 10 4
♦ A K J 9
♣ 8

Q: 3 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	p
1♠	p	3♠	p
?

A: 4♦: We certainly smell a slam, don't we? However, we've seen what a disaster using Blackwood can be a disaster when we have an unprotected suit. Without first- or second-round control of every suit in our hand, we are going to bid controls. When, after suit agreement, Pard hears our 4♦ bid, he'll know wussup. We need to hear a Heart control bid from him.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K Q 4
♥ K Q
♦ 9
♣ K J 10 8 7 6 5

Q: 4 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♣	p	1♦	p
?

A: 2♣: This is one of those borderline hands. With long suit distribution, we can come up with 16-18 points, but they aren't all working points (vis a vis the Hearts). We're going to downgrade and make a minimum response.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A 10 4
♥ 9 7
♦ 9
♣ A K Q 10 8 3 2

Q: 5 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♣	p	1♦	p
?

A: 3♣: We have less points than the last hand but many more tricks. We are up-grading this hand. Bridge is a game of tricks, not points.

So, onward and upward to our hand. Semper fi! (That's Latin, isn't it?)

Your result so far:

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