Conventions
Bridge conventions explained without overload
Conventions are partnership agreements. They work best when both players know exactly what a bid promises and what it asks partner to do next.
Why conventions exist
A convention uses a bid to carry a special meaning, often to ask about strength, shape, or a major-suit fit.
Learn fewer at first
Beginners improve faster by mastering a small set of agreements instead of memorizing too many rare sequences.
Practice the follow-up
The first conventional bid is only half the story. The responses and continuations are what make it useful.
Review results
After a hand, compare the contract with the cards you held and decide whether the agreement helped or hurt.