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    Help Suit Game Try (Two Way Game Try) - After opener makes a major 
    suit bid and responder raises the suit, the opener (6 Losing Trick Count) 
    may use a combination of  both short suit and long 
    suit game tries to discover possible game fits. 
    Help Suit Game Try conventions include: 
    
      
        | Ewen | 
        
        
          
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             1S - 2S; 
        2N  | 
            
             Opener asks for 
            responder's short suit by rebidding one rank above agreed trump 
            suit. Responder's new suit shows a singleton or void, otherwise rebidding trump suit  | 
           
          
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        1S - 2S;  
            3C  | 
            
             Opener's new suit rebid shows a short suit by opener (showing, 
            not asking)  | 
           
         
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        | Kokish | 
        
        
          
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             1S - 2S;  
        3C/D/H  | 
            
             Shows a short suit by 
            opener (second step or more)  | 
           
          
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        1S - 2S; 
        2N - 3C  | 
            
             Opener's 2N (first step) asks 
            responder to identify a possible help suit
            implies opener's hand may be suitable for 3N.  
            Here, responder can help in Clubs (up the line)  | 
           
          
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        1S - 2S; 
        2N - 3D/H/S  | 
            
             As above, here responder cannot help in 
            Clubs and bids 3 of major with no further help  | 
           
          
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             1S - 2S; 
        2N - 3C; 
        3D/H  | 
            
             As above, here opener offers a counter 
            acceptance asking for help in a red suit  | 
           
          
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        1S - 2S;  
        4C/D/H  | 
            
             Shows a secondary 5 card suit by opener  | 
           
         
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        Klinger 
        (combined Long/Short suit trials) | 
        
        
          
             
            1S - 2S;  
        2N - 3D 
         3H 
         3S  
             
 
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            Promises short suit, forces* 
            3C (puppet) 
            Diamond singleton 
            Heart singleton 
            Club singleton 
            * But can instead bid 
            own short suit.  If the 
auction begins 1H - 2H, then 2S typically replaces 2N in 
            the above auctions  | 
           
          
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             1S - 2S;  
            3C/D/H 
            1H - 1H; 
            2N/3C/3H  | 
            
             Shows a long trial suit by 
            opener 
             
            Same (2N = Spade 
            shortage)
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        | Nagy | 
        
        
          
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             1S - 2S;  
            2N - 3C/H  | 
            
             Shows acceptable game try suit by 
            responder  | 
           
          
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        1S - 2S;  
        2N - 3C;  
        3D  | 
            
              Opener counter acceptance suit  | 
           
          
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        1S - 2S;  
            2N - 3D/S  | 
            
             Denies lower suit, shows acceptable game try suit by 
            responder  | 
           
          
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             1S - 2S;  
            2N - 4C/H  | 
            
             Slam try - shortage in bid suit  | 
           
         
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        | Reverse Romex | 
        
        
          
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            1S - 2S;  
        2N
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             Promises a short suit, forces 
            3C (puppet)  | 
           
          
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             1S - 2S;  
            3C - H  | 
            
             Shows a long suit by opener  | 
           
         
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    Note: 
    Partnership agreements vary on what constitutes support for a long (help) 
    suit: 4 or 
more cards in secondary trial suit 
    2 useful honors (assume opener has 1 primary honor)  |