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What does double bid mean?

Updated: 12/16/2022
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It is a sort of dare -- if you reckon that your team can take the bidder down, then you bid double for double penalties; of course the bidder gets double points if s/he makes the contract, and a small penalty score besides.

However, a double in the first round of bidding is (in most systems) a "take-out" double -- it announces an opening strength hand and a preparedness to play the contract in any of the other three suits. It is forcing for one round (that is, your partner is obliged to take it out with a bid indicating his/her strongest suit).

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