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 "Breakfast of Champions" The Perfect Contract by Marti Ronemus

What did you have for breakfast today? Cereal? Bacon and eggs? Toast? This has not what breakfast looked like in days of yore.

Back around 1900, a typical middle-class breakfast was a leaden meal that should have put people in a coma. Pig trotters in aspic, rice-and-meat croquettes, roast chicken in gelatin. Platters of seasonal veggies.

During WWI, under the guidance of Fannie Farmer (I still have my Fannie Farmer cookbook!) people ate fried hominy with maple syrup, often with fried vegetables and sliced peaches.

And how about this from 1922? Grapefruit, codfish cakes and bacon muffins. During the depression in the 30s, folks ate hot cereal and creamed codfish on toast.

It wasn't until the 50s that breakfast evolved into something we might actually eat today.

And interestingly, it was during the 50s that our game of bridge began to evolve into something we would recognize today, under the guidance of Charles Goren and others. Do you think our bids today would pass muster? Let's see if we can find the perfect contracts.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 8 4 3
 K Q 10 8 4
 A J 4
 Q 8
 
Q: 1 - South?:
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass3**Pass
?

**Shows 10-12 pts and tends to promise four trumps.

 Your choice:
A: Pass: Do the math. We have the most minimum possible opener and Pard has a maximum of 12 pts. What's 12 plus 12? It ain't game, even after a bowl of Wheaties.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
 8 4 3
 K Q 10 8 4
 A J 4
 Q 8
 
Q: 2 - South?:
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass1 No-TrumpPass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Again, we have to pass. Rats. Again though, we have nothing else to say, no new suit, no extra points. Let it go.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 A 4 3
 K Q 10 8 4
 A J 4
 Q 8
 
Q: 3 - South?:
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: If Pard is at the bottom of his 6-9 pts, we don't have game. If he's at the top? We need to know, so we invite. We've got lovely toast for him.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 4
 K Q 10 8 4
 A J 8 7
 Q J 8
 
Q: 4 - South?:
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass1 No-trumpPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: When we have nine cards in two suits, especially when we hold a singleton, we aren't crazy about playing in No-trump (although Pard is the one who has to play it). Let's make a non-forcing bid, giving Pard a choice of suits. If he's got three Diamonds and only 2 Hearts, he'll put us back in our 5-2 split rather than the 4-3. Easier to play and more bacon for us!

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 4
 K Q 10 9 8 4
 A J 8
 Q J 8
 
Q: 5 - South?:
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass1 No-trumpPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: Again, we aren't enamored about the idea of playing this in No-trump. Our rebid of 2 is a shut-out. We should not hear from Pard again.

And now, let's see if playing our hand right will get us started for the day!

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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