Mini-Roman 2 Diamond
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Mini-Roman or Mini-Roman 2 Diamonds is contract bridge
convention
whereby the opening bid of 2 shows a three suited hand and 11-15 high card points. The convention allows responder to know whether there is game and in a suit contract or notrump.
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The Mini-Roman 2 opening is a forcing bid
. Responder has the following options.
Opener's rebids:
The advantage to the system is the power of the short suit. The hand lends itself to a cross ruff
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. This allows for an easy exit at the two level, should responder not have many points.
Some partnerships have an agreement that the opener shows the singleton or void by bidding the suit under it (3N = ). This is sometimes referred to as the submarine treatment.
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
convention
Bridge convention
A bridge convention is a system of calls made during the auction phase of a contract bridge game which conveys a coded meaning about the players' card holdings...
whereby the opening bid of 2 shows a three suited hand and 11-15 high card points. The convention allows responder to know whether there is game and in a suit contract or notrump.
Description
An opening bid of 2 shows one of two hands and 11-15 HCP: 4441 or 5440 (the five card suit is usually not a major suitMajor suit
In the card game contract bridge, the major suits are spades and hearts . The major suits are of prime importance for tactics and scoring as they outrank the minor suits while bidding and also outscore them...
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The Mini-Roman 2 opening is a forcing bid
Forcing bid
In the card game contract bridge, a forcing bid is any bid that obliges the partner to bid over an intermediate opposing pass. Owing to the partnership's bidding system or a bridge convention, partner must "keep the bidding open", i.e...
. Responder has the following options.
- 2: Pass or correctPass-or-correct bidIn the card game bridge a pass-or-correct bid , is a non-forcing bid that asks partner to pass or bid differently based on her/his holding...
and non-forcing; - 2: Pass or correctPass-or-correct bidIn the card game bridge a pass-or-correct bid , is a non-forcing bid that asks partner to pass or bid differently based on her/his holding...
to 3 and non-forcing; - 2NT: Forcing, asking opener to bid his short suit.
- 3 or showing a long suit and interest in game in that suit or notrump if Opener is near the top of the bid.
Opener's rebids:
- Over 2: pass or bid 2;
- Over 2: with hearts, bid 3, pass with spades;
- Over 2NT bid the short suit:
The advantage to the system is the power of the short suit. The hand lends itself to a cross ruff
Ruff (cards)
In trick-taking games, to ruff means to play a trump card to a trick . According to the rules of most games, a player must have no cards left in the suit led in order to ruff. Since the other players are constrained to follow suit if they can, even a low trump can win a trick...
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Modifications
Some partnerships have an agreement that the singleton or void will always be in a minor suitMinor suit
In contract bridge the minor suits are diamonds and clubs . They are given that name because contracts made in those suits score less than contracts made in the major suits , and they rank lower in bidding. In particular, one can make game with a bid of 4 in a major suit, while a bid of 5 is...
. This allows for an easy exit at the two level, should responder not have many points.
Some partnerships have an agreement that the opener shows the singleton or void by bidding the suit under it (3N = ). This is sometimes referred to as the submarine treatment.