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
Brandeln he is offering not to take any tricks. A Bettel beats a 6-trick Brandel. The highest contract, which beats all the others, is Mord, which is where a player has to take all 7 tricks. The player who has announced the highest bid wins the auction and leads to the first trick. Players must follow suit or, if not able to, play a trump. In a Bettel contract, in which there are no trumps, players must play a higher card if they can. Points for winning are awarded as follows: If the declarer (the winner of the auction) loses, he