The etiquette of playing bridge is identical to playing face to face, but the only way to communcate is via text.
When you are "in play" you can only chat with the Table - that is your partner and opponents. Abbeviatons speed up the process.
| Abbreviation |
Explanations |
| :o) :) :))))) |
Smiles |
| :o( |
Sad face |
| glp |
Good luck partner |
| typ |
Thank you partner |
| wdp |
Well done, partner |
| wpp |
Well played, partner |
| wpo |
Well played, opponents |
| blp |
Bad luck, partner |
| brb |
Be right back (usually said by dummy before going for a coffee!) |
| np |
No problem |
| lol |
Laughing out loud! |
| hee hee |
Laughter |
| rofl |
Rolling on the Floor Laughing |
| ttfn |
ta ta for now |
| wk NT |
weak No Trump (12-14) |
| str NT |
strong No Trump (15-17) |
| stay |
Stayman |
| wjo |
Weak Jump Overcalls |
| Neg dbls |
Negative (Sputnik) Doubles |
| bw or bkwd |
Blackwood (Ordinary) |
| RKCB |
Roman Keycard Blackwood |
| McK |
McKenny discards |
| Lav |
Lavinthal Discards |
| UCBs |
Unassuming Cue Bids |
| rst |
Red suit transfers (eg over 1NT, 2D is transfer to 2H, 2H to 2S but 2S is quantitative- eg 11points if playing weak NT) |
| full xfers |
Full Transfers |
| dodds |
Discard even card is encouraging ; Discard odd card is discouraging and asks for the suit of the same color. |
| unt |
Unusual NT |
| fsf |
Fourth Suit Forcing |
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