Bridge

Help-Suit Game Try

Ask partner whether they have useful cards in a specific side suit for game.

sequence

1M — 2M — 3x (x = a new suit)

how it works

After a simple major raise (showing 6-9 with 3+ trumps), opener bids a new suit at the 3-level asking for help there. Responder accepts game with useful cards in that suit (K, A, Q with a fit, or shortness) or declines to 3M without. More precise than a blind 2NT invitation because it targets a specific hole in opener's hand.

used in 5 places

3♣3♣
after 1H — P — 2H — P
3♦3♦
after 1H — P — 2H — P
3♣3♣
after 1S — P — 2S — P
3♦3♦
after 1S — P — 2S — P
3♥3♥
after 1S — P — 2S — P