DEAR READER:: Double shows values and a desire to penalize the opponents. Subsequent doubles by either side are for penalty. Pass followed by double signifies cards, but this is optional in nature. If ...

Cue-bidding is a preferred method of bidding slams. A successful slam needs good trumps, winners, and controls in every suit to avoid two fast losers. The Blackwood convention can only locate aces, ...

DEAR READER: You can say "I reserve my rights" after the bidding and then call the director at the end of the hand if you wish. The situation is more complicated if screens are in use, but for the ...

DEAR MR. WOLFF: Say you open the bidding and make a support double at your second turn. What do responder's bids mean now? Little Rock, Ark. DEAR READER: You may not want to play a seven-card fit, so ...

As West today, try covering up the South and East hands to give yourself a defensive problem. Feeling frisky, you not only perpetrate a Michaels cue bid, but also compete to push the opponents around.