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contract bridge
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. Millions o ...
bidding convention
A bridge convention is an agreement about an artificial or a set of related artificial calls. Calls made during the auction phase of a contract bridge game convey information about the player's card holdings. Calls may be "Contract bridge glossary ...
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Meckwell is a method for defending against an opposing strong one notrump (1NT) opening by intervening in the direct and passout seats.
It features the following calls:
The convention is named based on the common sobriquet for the partnership of
Jeff Meckstroth and
Eric Rodwell, who popularized it.
See also
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List of defenses to 1NT This is a list of defensive conventions used in the game of contract bridge to compete in the bidding after the opponents have opened with a one notrump (1NT) bid.
* ANTI
* Aspro
* Asptro, a hybrid of Astro and Aspro
* Astro, Modified Astro, ...
References
External links
BridgeGuys website
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Bridge conventions