Ace: 4 points each King: 3 points each Queen: 2 points each Jack: 1 point each
For example, if your hand includes 1 Ace, 1 King, 1 Queen, and 1 Jack as its only high-card points, then your total would be 10 and you should not bid. However, if you have 2 Aces, 1 King, 1 Queen, and 1 Jack, your total would be 14 and you should bid.
For example, if you have about the same number of cards in each suit, then you have a balanced hand. If you have a highly unequal distribution of card suits with 15 to 17 points, then this might not be a good strategy. For example, if you have twice the amount of clubs as hearts, and diamonds, then your hand is unbalanced and you should not risk a no-trump bid.
For example, if you have 3 Aces, 2 Kings, 2 Queens, and 2 Jacks, your hand would contain 24 high-card points. This means that you should have no problem making a bid of 2 or more suits.
For example, if you have 7 high-card points in spade cards, such as an Ace, Queen, and Jack of spades, then open by laying down a spade. The card you choose will also help you to signal to your partner which card is your strongest suit, so choose wisely.
Remember that you can say “pass” if you do not want to bid.
The player who names the final contract suit first is called the “declarer” and their partner is the “dummy. ” The person on the left side of the declarer will then make the opening lead. The dummy puts their cards facing up on the table so that the declarer can play with both their cards and their partner’s cards.
