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1743:Card reading
1658:Säffle Spade
1653:Romex system
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1532:Void (cards)
1517:Three suiter
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2306:New Zealand
2241:Netherlands
1937:Vienna coup
1858:Safety play
1677:Conventions
1638:Polish Club
1603:Carrot Club
1583:Boring Club
1507:Strong pass
1472:Psychic bid
1397:Forcing bid
1357:Bidding box
1035:Bird, David
1006:Smith, Marc
551:Regulations
432:Multi-Landy
387:Cappelletti
331:Serious 3NT
286:Asking bids
54:conventions
3149:Magazines:
2840:Marcus Cup
2640:Venice Cup
2444:Savoy Club
2116:Rule of 11
1932:Trump coup
1648:Roman Club
1542:Zar Points
1522:Two suiter
1502:Stolen bid
1442:Minor suit
1437:Major suit
1268:Minibridge
639:Root, Bill
626:References
321:Relay bids
311:Last Train
270:Jacoby 2NT
195:Muiderberg
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3135:Magazines
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2398:Four Aces
2388:Blue Team
2201:Australia
1944:Squeezes:
1877:Bath coup
1733:Beer card
1706:Card play
1578:Blue Club
1193:Bridgette
960:cite book
705:Lebensohl
573:announced
569:alertable
515:Rubensohl
500:Lebensohl
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107:Blackwood
78:The term
3225:Category
2945:Spingold
2316:Pakistan
2221:Bulgaria
1823:Uppercut
1803:Shooting
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1407:Game try
1141:Overview
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2572:General
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2271:Hungary
2266:Germany
2256:Fiction
2251:England
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2216:Britain
2206:Austria
2163:General
1853:Finesse
1768:Hold up
1753:Endplay
1716:General
1633:Moscito
1551:Systems
1457:Preempt
1387:Cue bid
1340:General
1330:Bidding
1308:Vugraph
1238:Goulash
1203:Chicago
1151:General
460:Ghestem
437:Suction
255:Stayman
215:Namyats
92:signals
58:Stayman
45:bidding
39:Purpose
29:natural
3063:Books:
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2331:Sweden
2326:Russia
2321:Poland
2311:Norway
2301:Monaco
2296:Mexico
2286:Israel
2261:France
2226:Canada
2211:Brazil
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2407:Clubs
2381:Teams
2291:Italy
2276:India
2246:Egypt
2231:China
1813:Tempo
1758:Entry
1738:Caddy
1303:Trump
527:Other
412:Landy
397:CRASH
378:Aspro
374:Astro
361:over
230:Baron
190:Ekren
1887:Coup
1798:Ruff
1748:Duck
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1293:Suit
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