Over Interference "They're Back!!" by Marti Ronemus

More proof of "what goes around, comes around." It may have escaped your notice, but there's quite a resurgence of Troll Dolls recently. They even have a new movie out. Really.

Back in the 50s, a Danish fisherman named Thomas Dam amused himself by carving cheerful little wooden renditions of the legendary monster that hid under bridges to eat humans. His wife recognized their marketability, and after selling them door to door for a while, he opened a factory. What a hit!!

Originally, the trademark wild hair was made from wool. In 1964, it took the entire wool harvest of Iceland to meet the need.

And that's all you need to know about Troll Dolls. How's your knowledge of responding after interference?

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 2
♥ 9 8 6 5
♦ A Q 9 4 3
♣ 4 3 2

Q: 1 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	Dbl
?

A: Pass: If you enter the auction the troll under the bridge is gonna getcha. We would like to bid our Diamonds, but we don't have the six cards needed to name a new suit at the two-level after East's double, and we're very weak. We can't bid 1 No-trump without a little more help.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 2
♥ 6 5 4
♦ 5 4 3 2
♣ A Q 7 6 3

Q: 2 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	Dbl
?

A: 2♣: You know Pard has three Clubs at least, right? Our bid will tell Pard we've got a minimum hand with support for him. He'll also know that 1 No-trump wasn't an option, and we have no other suit worth bidding.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ A 2
♥ J 10 8 7
♦ Q 5 4 3
♣ 7 5 4

Q: 3 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	1♥
?

A: 1 No-trump: We've got their suit stopped and some tasty tidbids in the other suits. Nothing is gonna get us this time.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 6 5 4
♥ K 9 6 5
♦ 4 3 2
♣ A K 8

Q: 4 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	Dbl
?

A: Redouble: Without interference, we'd have no trouble bidding 3♥, but were we to do that now, we'd be showing a minimum hand with four card support. Remember, the weakest bid you can make in a competitive auction is to raise your Pard's suit. We're going to take a temporizing step of Redoubling, which tells Pard we've got an intermediate or better hand. He'll pass next, and we'll show our true colors later.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 6 5 4
♥ K J 6 5
♦ 4 3 2
♣ A K 8

Q: 5 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	1♠
?

A: 2♠: Once again, we see the troll under the bridge. We've got a dilemma in that raising Pard is weak. This time we are going to cuebid the opponent's suit. This promises Pard a nice trump fit and a limit raise or better. He'll show his point count on his next bid.

We've safely avoided danger on our bids. Can we do it on our hand?

Your result so far:

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