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Goren Point Count Convention Guidelines
| High Card Point Countt |
Distribution Value |
Bid Suit Value |
Combined High Card Points Require for Game |
| Ace - 4 |
Void - 3 |
No Trump - 40, 30,30... |
No Trump - 25 pts |
| King - 3 |
Singleton - 2 |
Spades - 30 |
Spades - 26-27 pts |
| Queen - 2 |
Double - 1 |
Hearts - 30 |
sames as Spades |
| Jack - 1 |
Even Dist - minus 1 |
Diamons - 20 |
Diamonds - 27-28 pts |
| No aces minus 1 |
Don't count both distribution and unprotected high cards |
Clubs - 20 pts |
sames as Diamonds |
To count high card points, the face card must be "protected",
i.e. Kx, Qxx, Jxxx.
Opening bids: (Bidding during the first round)
- Must have 13 high card points or more
- Bid your 5 card suite
- Bid 1 NoTrump if: 16 - 18 pts, even distribution
- Exceptions:Bid 3 in a suite with 6 - 9 pts and 7 cards in a suite
- Bid 1 club with points but no 5 card suite
- With less than 13 points PASS
- With 19 points - get help
Responses: (Your partner has opened, indicating
at least 13 pts.)
- 6 - 9 pts Bid a 5 cards suit if you can stay at the same level. Raise
your partner if you have 3 cards in the bid suite
- Bid 1 NT (weak response) with no support and no five card Bid only
once
- 10 - 12 Bid a 5 card suite even if you must go to a new level. You
may respond again.
- 13 - 15 Bid 2 NT to indicate opening points or Jump in your partners
suite
- 16 and up Get help, get excited
The goal is to win two games for a rubber (so you can get a new partner).
Game is 100 points.
The score is based on your bid - see bidding points in the table above,
i.e., 2 Clubs is 40 pts.
Generally speaking, to bid game, the combined high card point total of
you and your partner must be: 3 NT 25 high card points 4 Spades or Hearts
26-27 pts 5 Diamonds or Clubs 28-29 pts.
Fine print: All of the above are subject to exceptions.
Everyone has their own interpretation of how to do things the "right
way."
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