Roman Asking Bids
- An Romex and Kaplan-Sheinwold method using an unusual jump shift to cuebid
or query partner for controls held. For instance, in auctions
beginning as:
1S - 3S;
Opener's rebid of 4C
would be a cuebid or a bid of 5C would ask for controls. Asking
responses are:
Modern
Treatment:
Bid |
Meaning |
1st Step |
No Controls |
2nd Step |
Singleton |
3rd Step |
King |
4th Step |
Ace |
5th Step |
Void |
6th Step |
AK or AQ |
Classic
Treatment:
Bid |
Meaning |
1st |
No Controls |
2nd |
King or Singleton |
3rd |
Ace or Void |
4th |
A, AK, or AQ |
Also
see books on
Slam and other slam conventions:
1430,
Baby Blackwood,
Blackwood, Controls,
Exclusion Blackwood/Voidwood,
Gerber,
Grand Slam Force,
Jacoby 2 Notrump,
Key Card Blackwood,
Kickback,
Last Train, NAMYATS,
Pick a Slam,
Quantitative Notrump Bid,
Rolling Blackwood,
Serious 3 Notrump,
Slam Try - Stayman,
Splinters,
Opener
Jump Shift,
Strong Jump Shift, and legacy treatments as
Roman Asking Bids,
Roman Blackwood,
Roman Gerber. Slam
treatments
also include interference of
an overcall by opponents, as
Negative Slam Double,
DOPI,
DEPO, ROPI. |