Bidding Strategy & Techniques for Whist

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Bidding strategy and techniques in Strait Whist: there is definitely a strategy for the game. The idea is that you want to be aggressive but you don't want to be overly aggressive, particularly if you are playing progressive because you'll suffer the penalties of being set, much like Spades--in fact many games: Pinochle, Bridge, places a premium on accurate bidding. Now in Whist we can get a little bit of information through our partner, though we can't always indicate direction, meaning uptown or downtown, unless that's a variation, and in which case it can be very helpful. For example, if the game that you're playing allows you to state the direction rather than just the number, and I'm the dealer, then it could go pass here and my partner says two uptown and this person is passing, and here I am with a very strong hand. OK. If I feel comfortable that he has an accurate bid and I have a lot of support for him, I'm going to pass because we're going to get rewarded for all the trick that we take. Again, it's not like Spades where if you bid six make six. You don't get any extra except for bags. Here's a game where you could bid one.

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