DEAR READER:: Double shows values and a desire to penalize the opponents. Subsequent doubles by either side are for penalty. Pass followed by double signifies cards, but this is optional in nature. If ...

Cue-bidding is a preferred method of bidding slams. A successful slam needs good trumps, winners, and controls in every suit to avoid two fast losers. The Blackwood convention can only locate aces, ...

DEAR MR. WOLFF: Say you open the bidding and make a support double at your second turn. What do responder's bids mean now? Little Rock, Ark. DEAR READER: You may not want to play a seven-card fit, so ...

DEAR MR. RIGAL: What would you bid with ; A-K-Q-J-10-4, k 3, l Q-J, ' K-10-6-3, no one vulnerable, after your left-hand opponent's one-heart opening is raised to two on your right? Fredericksburg, Va.