Wikipedia:WikiProject Contract bridge/Manual of Style/Appendix 3: Bidding table examples

Inline text auctions
This Appendix relates to auctions displayed in tables. For treatment of auctions inline with text, see here.

Nomenclature for tables
When used in a bidding table
 * use Dbl and Rdbl rather than double, Double, redouble or Redouble
 * use Pass rather than pass, No bid, or P

Simple table

 * The table format may be abbreviated for an uncontested auction as follows:
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Competitive table

 * West should always be in the first column, regardless of who is the dealer. In this way, the layout of the table better corresponds with the layout of the diagram.
 * Optionally, add captions for (a) deal or board number, (b) scoring method, and (c) vulnerability. The dealer is known by the auction sequence illustrated. Do not duplicate this information if provided in the deal diagram.
 * For a competitive auction, the table would be as follows:
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Annotated table
1 RKCB 3014 2 Two keycards without the queen of trump 3 Lead directing 4 Two keycards missing
 * A table may be annotated with footnotes to describe the meaning of calls, as follows:
 * 1 RKCB 3014
 * 2 Two keycards without the queen of trump
 * 3 Lead directing
 * 4 Two keycards missing
 * 4 Two keycards missing


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Example 3
The following summarises the balancing agreements made by competitive bridge players: