Blackwood convention Blackwood convention In the partnership card game contract bridge, the Blackwood convention is a popular bidding convention that was developed by Easley Blackwood. It is used to explore the partnership's possession of aces, kings and in some variants, the queen of trumps, to judge more precisely whether slam is likely to be a good contract. Two versions of Blackwood are common: "standard" Blackwood, developed by Easley in 1933, and "Roman Key Card" Blackwood ("RKC" or "RKCB"), named for the Italian team which invented it. Standard Blackwood enables one partner to count partnership aces and kings in general. Key card variants
Blackwood Farm is bereft of Merrick, whom he adored; but he now has Quinn, a new vampire to cherish. Blackwood Farm Blackwood Farm (2002) is a horror novel by American writer Anne Rice, the ninth book in her "The Vampire Chronicles" series and also the fifth in "The Mayfair Witches" series, continuing the unified story introduced in 2000's "Merrick". The main character is Tarquin "Quinn" Blackwood, a child of the Blackwood clan, which is a powerful and old family in New Orleans. Tarquin is haunted by a mysterious spirit named Goblin, who is attached to him spiritually. He realizes that he is