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Number: 169 UK £3.95 Europe €5.00 January 2017 Bernard Magee’s Acol Bidding Quiz This month we are dealing with the sixth bid of an auction. You are West in the auctions below, BRIDGEplaying ‘Standard Acol’ with a weak no-trump (12-14 points) and four-card majors. 1. Dealer East. Love All. 4. Dealer East. Love All. 7. Dealer East. Love All. 10. Dealer East. Love All. ♠ K 3 ♠ 8 4 3 2 ♠ A 4 3 ♠ K 8 7 6 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ A 8 7 6 3 N 7 6 N K Q J 3 2 N K Q 8 7 6 N ♦ J 10 9 4 2 W E ♦ A Q J 7 5 4 W E ♦ 4 W E ♦ 2 W E ♣ 3 S ♣ 7 S ♣ K Q 3 2 S ♣ K 8 7 S West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1♣ Pass 1♣ Pass 1♣ Pass 1♣ Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 1♥ Pass 1NT Pass 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass 3♣ Pass 2♦1 Pass 2NT Pass 2♠ Pass 2NT Pass ? ? ? 1Fourth suit forcing ? 2. Dealer East. Love All. 5. Dealer East. Love All. 8. Dealer East. Love All. 11. Dealer East. Love All. ♠ A K Q 2 ♠ A 8 7 6 5 ♠ K 3 2 ♠ A 9 8 7 3 ♥ K Q J 7 6 N ♥ A 8 4 N ♥ A K 8 5 3 N ♥ A K 2 N W E W E W E W E ♦ 8 3 ♦ 4 3 2 ♦ 7 6 ♦ 7 S S S S ♣ 7 4 ♣ 7 6 ♣ K 4 2 ♣ 8 7 4 2 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1♣ Pass 1♦ Pass 1♣ Pass 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ Pass 3♣ Pass 2♦ Pass 2♠ Pass 2♦1 Pass 3♣ Pass 2NT Pass 3♣ Pass ? ? ? 1Fourth suit forcing ? 3. Dealer East. Love All. 6. Dealer East. Love All. 9. Dealer East. Love All. 12. Dealer East. Love All. ♠ A ♠ J 10 7 6 ♠ K 2 ♠ A 8 7 4 N N N N ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ K Q 7 6 5 W E K Q J W E K Q J 4 3 W E K 2 W E ♦ 3 2 S ♦ 4 3 2 S ♦ 7 6 5 4 S ♦ 8 7 3 S ♣ K Q J 4 3 ♣ 7 6 5 ♣ K J ♣ K Q J 4 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1NT Pass 1♦ Pass 1♣ Pass 1♦ Pass 2♦1 Pass 2♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ Pass 3♣ Pass 3♥ Pass 2♦ Pass 2♠ Pass 2♦1 Pass 3♥ Pass 2♥1 Pass 3♥ Pass ? 1Transfer ? ? 1Fourth suit forcing ? 1Fourth suit forcing Answers on page 39 Answers on page 43 Answers on page 45 Answers on page 47 2017/18 Mr Bridge cruises Cruise ID Date Nights Departure Port Prices from Cruise ID Date Nights Departure Port Prices from Islands of the Mediterranean (hosted by Bernard Magee) German Waterways Sold out for bridge L1718 14th Aug 2017 9 Newcastle £1,139pp Cities & Waterways of Europe Scandinavian Waterways L1706 22nd Apr 2017 8 Dover £719pp L1722 17th Sept 2017 11 Newcastle £1,169pp Fjords, Mountains & Glaciers River Seine Sojourn L1707 30th Apr 2017 7 Dover £759pp L1723 29th Sept 2017 3 Southampton £359pp Espana Verde Discover the Baltic L1708 7th May 2017 8 Dover £859pp L1724 2nd Oct 2017 13 Southampton £1,259pp Scenic Norway & Celebrations Canaries Christmas & New Year L1709 15th May 2017 9 Dover £949pp L1728 21st Dec 2017 16 Southampton £1,999pp Fred’s Favourite Fjords Rio Carnival & River Plate L1716 30th Jul 2017 7 Newcastle £999pp L1803 23rd Jan 2018 46 Southampton £4,179pp UK Scenes from the Silver Screen In Search of the Northern Lights L1717 6th Aug 2017 8 Newcastle £1,049pp L1804 10th Mar 2018 14 Southampton £1,429pp Benefits of cruising with Mr Bridge: • Daily evening bridge on board and bridge fees included in the fare • Each voyage accompanied by the bridge team including two cruises by Bernard Magee • Mr Bridge Welcome & Farewell parties* • Reduced solo fares (a bridge partner will always be found) • Extra discounts for Oceans Members • Morning seminars & afternoon bridge on sea days UPGRADE TO ALL INCLUSIVE, FROM ONLY £10 pppn Contact Mr Bridge to book now on 01483 489961 or visit www.mrbridge.co.uk Fares are per person, based on twin occupancy of the lead-in twin cabin, subject to availability. 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SW HAPPY NEW YEAR Organisation is very much can start its advertised 2017 QPLUS 12 a family business with programme from Madeira two of our seven children, on 3 May. This new cruise If you have a QPlus 11, you don’t really need to upgrade Leanora and Bernard, is across the Middle Sea, holding senior positions. In as the Mediteranean is this time around, but if you have QPlus 9 or below addition, Ann’s 80 year old called by antiquarians, at sister, Elizabeth, looks after the start of the 2017 season then I believe you should. the names and addresses. leaving Piraeus, Athens on As for QPlus 11, I have 17 April. This new cruise I now realise that I had also some that I have taken takes in some lovely Greek overlooked everyone else in part exchange. These I Islands at just the right can offer for £39 including working for me every day time of year, then three postage. These will give you A very happy New Year to in the office. Young they stops around Sicily and a great deal of enjoyment all our many readers. It will may be but all have been in three more in southern and place you well to be interesting to see what place for at least five years. Spain, ending up in almost trade-in in a couple of years turns up in 2017. Let’s all I also overlooked the evergreen Madeira. time when who knows hope for fewer surprises. feelings of our wonderful There are four full days what improvements will teams of hosts and at sea in the course of the have been thought of. LAID TO REST helpers. While owning cruise for some bridge up to all this, I had better Remember, QPlus is Ann had a wonderful send tuition and supervised play include the writers, proof- the best Acol-playing off. After the Requiem Mass with optional duplicate readers and production software on the market at the St Hugh of Lincoln every evening in our usual team of BRIDGE. with the best graphics Church, Knaphill, she was way. I understand you can and lots of extra features laid to rest in the wooded- book any cabin you wish that are a delight when peace of Bisley Churchyard. EXTRA CRUISE with no single supplement. eventually discovered. Those who would like a Last week, when asked to If you think you might copy of the Order of Service promote a cruise on lovely wish to travel, do make a GOOD SET and Bernard Magee’s Aegean Odyssey, I would provisional no obligation Those of you already moving eulogy should usually find it easy to talk booking, then go to set-up and enjoying contact the office. I will to you about it, especially the website for further QPlus should try: be happy to post them to if Mrs Bridge and I were information. Finally, you you. Many sent donations planning to be on board. make your decision. Set 8463 boards 1-16 in support of Little Voice However, I am sure you Foundation instead of Let me know what will understand that it flowers. Thank you. MY 30th you think. is altogether too soon ANNIVERSARY The Church was packed for me to take on such and overflowed in to a commitment. Ann’s Hopefully, my spirits will GOFFIE’S STAMPS the next door hall, the recent passing leaves have recovered sufficiently service being relayed using me too raw to even to actively participate modern technology. contemplate such a thing. in the events planned in September, October and One thing I can tell you for After the interment I was November to celebrate my certain is that if Mrs Bridge pleased to be able to say a landmark anniversary. quick hello to some of those had spied this itinerary on attending the reception at my desk, she would have I have changed the adverts the Lord Robert’s Centre, nagged me until I agreed to ‘With Mr Bridge and on Bisley Ranges, where that we should be on board, friends’ and hope they all the family exchanged so let me tell you about it.
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