Convention card
In contract bridge and particularly in duplicate bridge a convention card is a listing of the conventions and treatments that a particular pair is using at a given time.[1] The Laws of Duplicate Bridge specify that "Each partnership has a duty to make available its partnership understandings to opponents before commencing play against them."[2] In games regulated by the ACBL, this is done with a convention card. The ACBL General conditions of Contest specify that "Each member of a partnership MUST have a completely filled out convention card available for the opponents."[3] There are standard forms available on which a partnership may enter its conventions and treatments. There are also various computer programs which a player may use to create and print a convention card.
Notes
- ^ Eddie Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense. Master Point Press. 1999. p. 130. ISBN 1894154037.
In tournament bridge, the opponents' convention cards are supposed to be marked telling you what their ranges are on the most common notrump sequences.
{{cite book}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Missing pipe in:|first=(help) - ^ "Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge" (PDF). ACBL. 2008. Law 40 A 1 (b). Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "ACBL Genereal Conditions of Contest for All Events" (PDF). ACBL. 1 January 2013. p. 5. Retrieved 7 October 2013.