Acol
/ˈakɒl
/noun Bridge
A British system of bidding designed to enable partners with weaker hands to find suitable contracts.Hugo Pollack's Bridge On One Page provides a one-page summary for beginners of a bidding system based on Acol....
- The Acol bidding system has no preference for suits and the No Trump opening can be either weak or strong.
- The distinction between Acol and Benjaminised Acol is explained, and common variants seen in Britain are mentioned.
Origin
1930s: from Acol Road in Hampstead, London, the address of a house in which the system was devised.
- parallelogram of forces
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