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Rule of 20 - Refers to a secondary hand evaluation methodology when a
hand does not have sufficient strength to open bidding using a traditional
point count.
A player may open the bidding when the High Card Point sum added to
the number of cards held in the two longest suits totals 20 or more.
Note: the player's honors should be in the long suit/s, not
side suits (i.e., no defensive tricks)
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High Card Points in 2 longest suits |
Combined
number of cards in 2 longest suits |
Sum |
| 9 |
11 |
9+11 = 20 |
| 10 |
10 |
10+10 = 20 |
| 11 |
9 |
11+9 = 20 |
| 12 |
8 |
12+8 = 20 |
Also see Rule of 15
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