December Bridge Letter 2009
First Seasons Greetings to all my readers!
We have just arrived back from the Bahamas, where the temperature was 85 degrees plus every day. We had a really good time and would like to thank everyone in the Nassau bridge club who made us so welcome.
http://bahamasbridgeclub.webs.com
Thank you Noreen, we did enjoy our visits to Breezes Hotel.
www.breezes.com
It was not a bridge holiday, we went to visit some friends from a previous life, but nevertheless we managed to get a few games of bridge between the reunions that were taking place.
Back to the rigours of a British winter we have found jet-lag a huge problem, do not think that we will be venturing so far in the near future.
Once again I have been looking for Christmas presents and have been entranced by the Chess and Bridge catalogue.
www.bridgeshop.com
so many gifts, think I might treat us to a few things for our modest parties. We have six people coming on January 12th.
I thought the napkins looked fun and also the gift sets from
Design Design.
Another good source of bridge presents can be found at
baggdirect@live.co.uk
They also sell golf related gifts. I have also been looking at the EBU shop where some of the presents caught my eye tttttttthe notes and quotes seem very original and good as a stocking filler.
www.ebu.co.uk
Glossary
Wagner Two Diamonds
a two-diamond opening to show a weak two-bid in either spades or hearts.
Waiting
None descriptive; (of a call) made because any other action would be miss descriptive.
Waive
not enforce (a penalty).
Wallet
type of board (2).
Walk
(verb) (slang) bid gradually or incrementally rather than all at once or with a jump.
Walsh
a bidding system based on Eastern Scientific (sometimes called Western Scientific) that includes many limited actions and special methods (in particular, in response to a one-club opening, by passing diamonds to bid a major with less than game-force strength).
Wash (or Washout)
(slang) in team-of-four play, a deal with no net score; push.
WBF
World Bridge Federation.
Weak
(1) lacking strength;
(2) pre emptive.
Weak jump overcall
a jump overcall used as a pre emptive bid.
Weak jump shift
a single jump response in a new suit used as a pre emptive bid.
Weak no trump
a one-no trump opening to show a balanced hand with minimum-range opening strength.
Weak two-bid
an opening two-bid used to show a long suit and values below those for an opening one-bid.
Web
a pairs movement.
Weiss
a defence against pre empts: double with at least two cards in opener's suit in a balanced or near-balanced hand, cheapest minor-suit bid for takeout.
West
one of the compass points; one of the four players (usually on declarer's left) in the standard diagram.
Western cue-bid
California cue-bid.
Western Scientific
See Walsh.
Whack
(slang) double (for penalties).
Whist
one of the forerunners of bridge.
White
See: Vulnerability conditions.
White against red
See: Vulnerability conditions.
White against white
See: Vulnerability conditions.
Pattie duPree
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