Read a contract before counting its score
Level, denomination and result are separate pieces of information.
Read the noteA language with an order.
Explore the bid ladder before learning a system.
The diagram shows contract denomination order and level. It does not validate a whole auction, decide whether a double is legal or recommend a convention.
Read the ladder.
1C means a target of 7 tricks. The next higher bid is 1D.
1♣1♦1♥1♠1NT2♣2♦2♥2♠2NT3♣3♦3♥3♠3NT4♣4♦4♥4♠4NT5♣5♦5♥5♠5NT6♣6♦6♥6♠6NT7♣7♦7♥7♠7NT
Highlighted: chosen bid. Pale: lower bids. Gold border: higher bids. Calls such as Pass, Double and Redouble are not rungs in this ladder. Source: WBF Laws, Law 18. Checked 20 October 2026.
The bid ladder is not a bidding system
Understand what a mechanical ordering tool can and cannot explain.
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