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Kickback - A variation of Roman Keycard Blackwood using one suit above
four of the partnership's agreed trump suit as a keycard asking bid.
This method saves bidding space, particularly when playing 03 -14 Key Card
Blackwood.
Kickback examples to explore slam include:
1C - 4C; 1C - 1H;
1C - 1D;
4D
3H - 3S; 4H
| Response |
Meaning playing RKC |
Meaning Playing 1430 |
| 1st step |
0 or 3 Keycards |
1 or 4 Keycards |
| 2nd step |
1 or 4 Keycards |
0 or 3 Keycards |
| 3rd step |
2 without trump Queen |
2 without trump Queen |
| 4th step |
2 with trump Queen |
2 with trump Queen |
Also
see books on
Slam and other slam conventions:
1430,
Baby Blackwood,
Blackwood, Controls,
Exclusion Blackwood/Voidwood,
Gerber,
Grand Slam Force,
Jacoby 2 Notrump,
Key Card Blackwood,
Kickback,
Last Train, NAMYATS,
Pick a Slam,
Quantitative Notrump Bid,
Rolling Blackwood,
Serious 3 Notrump,
Slam Try - Stayman,
Splinters,
Opener
Jump Shift,
Strong Jump Shift, and legacy treatments as
Roman Asking Bids,
Roman Blackwood,
Roman Gerber. Slam
treatments
also include interference of
an overcall by opponents, as
Negative Slam Double,
DOPI,
DEPO, ROPI. |
