Serious 3NT Serious 3NT Serious 3NT is a contract bridge bidding convention. It is used in game-forcing auctions where a major suit has been agreed upon. 1–2 if using 2/1 Game Forcing or 2–3 (Agreeing spades) The next bid indicates suitability for slam: Since Spades are the agreed trump suit, Three No Trump is not usually the best contract. Using Serious Three No Trump, a bid of Three No Trump says "I am Serious about slam", i.e. "I have a good hand". Bypassing bidding Three No Trump says "I am not Serious about Slam". Examples shown in the above auction. If one
Flaps (card game) player did not lose. If that last card is ineligible for finishing, such as an Ace, then that player must take another card from the drawing stack unless the player loses the TRUMPS game. The highest value card in TRUMPS is OL' MAID 1, then OL' MAIDs 2, 3 and 4. Next highest is the King of the chosen TRUMPS suit, down to the Ace of the chosen TRUMPS suit. Next highest is the King of any of the other suits that are not TRUMPS. ACE-JACKS are lowest of the low. If two or more cards laid in a game