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 Completing the No-trump Auction - "Cat-in-a-Box" by Marti Ronemus

My BFF, my sister Pat and I were all enjoying a cuppa when Pat's cat Romeo declared war on a cardboard box. He was determined to defy the known Laws of Physics concerning mass and volume, fitting his entire body into a container the size of a Kleenex box. Shirley and Pat have five (!) cats between them, and assure me that if there's a box, there's gonna be a cat in it.

Further research reveals some of the theories about this: Back to the womb... the feeling of close confinement is calming and many others. The one that seems to make the most sense is that cats like a temperature between 86 and 97 degrees F., and cardboard is a great insulator. They can heat that box quickly... a warm cat is a happy cat.

Sister Pat says, "Forget your theories. Anyone who claims to be able to understand cats is a fraud."

And now, let's see about some theories concerning No-trump. We're going to complete some auctions involving transfers.

Question 1

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


 Your choice:
A: 2: This is a simple transfer to Spades. No big deal. Let's continue this auction.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
 K J 10 8 4 3
 J 2
 A 8 4
 8 4
 
Q: 2 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1 No-trumpPass
2Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4: In favor of Spades, this hand has game-going values. We have a guaranteed eight card Spade fit. Bid it!

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 K J 10 8 4
 10 9 2
 A 8 4
 8 4
 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1 No-trumpPass
2Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: We've lost some values and we must protect Pard from only having a Spade doubleton. By bidding 2 No-trump, we're telling the whole story. Pard will know we've got 8-9 pts and only five Spades. Let Pard decide whether the cat fits in the box or not.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 K J 10 8 4
 10 9 2
 A 8 4
 A 4
 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1 No-trumpPass
2Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3 No-trump: We're protecting Pard from the possible Spade doubleton, but we've got a game-going hand. Pard, with three Spades will correct to 4.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 J 10 8 4 3 2
 10 9 2
 8 4
 9 3
 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1 No-trumpPass
2Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: As fast as you can, Pass! I don't care how hard you work at it, this cat is NOT fitting in a game-sized box. This is a real advantage to transfers. Our hand, which was going to be a crummy dummy, is now worth at least something!

And now, how about a hand?

Your result so far:
Open Question

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