BiddingThe bids you can't ignore.
Forcing and Non-Forcing Bids
Novice
45 min · single video
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About this hand
Some bids from your partner are a question you have to answer — others let you stop and rest. Lorna sorts the auction into forcing and non-forcing, covers the courtesy bids that keep partnerships honest, and shares her old mentor's rule for when you're not sure: when in doubt, bid, don't pass.
What you'll pick up
- Sorting partner's bids into forcing and non-forcing
- The courtesy bids that keep partnerships honest
- "When in doubt, bid, don't pass" — Lorna's old mentor's rule
- Reading the auction so you know which is which
- Two ambiguous auctions and how to settle them at the table