Byzantine Blackwood convention Byzantine Blackwood convention Byzantine Blackwood is a bidding in the game of bridge. Devised by Jack Marx, it is a complex version of the (by which a four notrump (4NT) asks about 's holdings). Its premise is that both aces and kings may safely be shown in response to a Blackwood-type 4NT enquiry; provided that such kings are in well-defined "key" or "half-key" suits, there being no more than two such suits. The name was chosen to express the idea that Byzantine Blackwood is a development from Roman Blackwood, by analogy with the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Empire; rather
Mackenzie Blackwood Mackenzie Blackwood MacKenzie Blackwood (born December 9, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Blackwood was the top-rated North American goaltender ranked in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final rankings for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He was taken by the Devils in the 2nd round, 42nd overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Blackwood did not begin playing hockey until he was nine years old. At the age of 12, Blackwood switched positions to goaltender and played in the Volunteer Pool Bearcats and