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 "Deadlines" by Marti Ronemus

Nothing makes a writer like me twitch more than the word "deadline." I've got 20 a month, just for VB, and they come at me like speeding locomotives. So when I found a little article about the origin of the word "deadline," I was interested.

An original definition, going back to the 1500s, was that of a weighted fishing line that doesn't move in the water. Makes sense, no? Next usage was in the early printing industry referring to some kind of mark on the press. An unfortunate usage was a line in POW camps of both sides during the Civil War that if a prisoner crossed it, he was shot.

That meaning disappeared during the 1920s and the word evolved into its present meaning of a time by which a project must be finished.

So there you have it. And I better get hopping here, or I'll miss one!

Monday we talked about reverses, and today we're going to explore responding to Pard's reverse. We almost hesitate to tackle this subject because there is a forest of choices. We're going to use the basic, Standard American approach.

We are responder. If we rebid our suit or take a simple cheap preference to opener's FIRST suit, our bids are non-forcing. Also, a bid of 2NT is not forcing.

BUT!! If we JUMP in our response suit or opener's first suit, it is forcing. Also forcing is a raise of opener's SECOND suit or a NEW suit, are all forcing.

Got that? Yeah, sure. Let's try it.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 A 10 8 4 3
 4 3
 J 9 4
 4 3 2
 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: We would like to pass, but a reverse is forcing. We're going to make the smallest, least incendiary response we can by rebidding our suit.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
 A 10 8 4
 4 3 2
 J 9 4
 4 3 2
 
Q: 2 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: We know Pard has five Diamonds, so we may as well return to Pard's first bid suit. This is NOT forcing. No deadline here.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 K Q 9 7 5 4
 Q
 9 8 7
 K 9 2
 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: This is a very nice hand opposite a reverse, and we need to tell Pard. We must JUMP in our suit to force the auction. A 2 bid wouldn't be enough.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 A 5 4 3 2
 K J 8 5
 3 2
 3 2
 
Q: 4 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: Raising Pard's second suit is Forcing! Also it describes nine cards in your hand. How exciting!

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 Q 10 8 5
 5 4 2
 J 8
 K J 5 4
 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: Not forcing, nothing else to really say.

And now it's time for our hand. Ready to meet our deadline?

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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