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Bridge card game bidding system used in Britain and elsewhere
Acol is named after the Acol Bridge Club in London NW6, where it originated in the early 1930s. The club was founded on Acol Road, named after Acol,
Acol
Hamlet in Kent, England
Acol (formerly Acholt) is a hamlet and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Birchington. It is one of
Acol,_Kent
Brazilian/Italian ground-attack aircraft
Italian military designation for the AMX ACOL from 2012. TA-11B Italian military designation for the AMX-T ACOL from 2012. Brazil Brazilian Air Force operates
AMX_International_AMX
Ghost town in Texas, US
Acol is a ghost town in Tyler County, Texas, United States. It was a logging operation of the Angelina County Lumber Company, and was named as for the
Acol,_Texas
Convention in bridge card games
response is to split the traditional 2NT response in a precise HCP way e.g. for Acol (1NT = 12-14 HCP): 1NT - 2♠ = I have a balanced hand and exactly 11 HCP 1NT
Jacoby_transfer
Card game
assigning meanings to bids, with common ones including Standard American, Acol, and 2/1 game forcing. Contrast with Spades, where players only have to bid
Contract_bridge
Bridge convention
a strong 2 clubs opening bid include modern Standard American, standard Acol, 2/1 game forcing and many others. In most natural bridge bidding systems
Strong_two_clubs
Civil Parish in Kent, England
(all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Acol is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It
Listed_buildings_in_Acol
Bidding sequence in bridge card game
bypasses a bid in a lower-ranking suit already bid by the same player". The Acol definition is somewhat wider and includes any bid of a new suit by opener
Reverse_(bridge)
Bridge convention
the three level only) rather than a game force. In 2/1 game forcing and Acol, this is used if opponents double and is called the Jordan 2NT convention
Jacoby_2NT
Laws regulating security interests
P-3.1 ACOL (electronic service only) Newfoundland and Labrador SNL 1998, c. P-7.1 ACOL (electronic service only) Yukon RSY 2002, c. 169 ACOL (electronic
Personal Property Security Act (Canada)
Personal_Property_Security_Act_(Canada)
Bridge system
in a hand of minimum strength. The most widespread natural systems are: Acol, featuring 4-card majors and weak notrump, originating in Great Britain Standard
Bidding_system
Contract bridge convention
conjunction with Benjaminised Acol, where a 2♦ opening is strong. 2♣ strong options might be either the game forcing, or Acol Two hand types. Depending on
Multi_two_diamonds
Airport in Caselle Torinese, Italy
and civil prototypes and aircraft. In particular, aircraft such as the AMX-ACOL, the ATR 42 MP, the ATR 72 MP, the C-27J, the Eurofighter, the Tornado MLU
Turin_Airport
with 23 HCP, or a seven-card suit with 21 HCP and is forcing to game. In Acol, the main bidding system in the United Kingdom, strong two bids are still
Strong_two_bid
Contract bridge bidding convention
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Cappelletti_convention
Topics referred to by the same term
fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs Benjaminised Acol, variant of the Acol bidding system in contract bridge Benjy, a list of people and
Benji_(disambiguation)
conventions that have been developed by bridge bidding theorists. 5-4-4-3 System Acol Baron, an English system developed in the 1940s by Leo Baron, Adam Meredith
List_of_bidding_systems
Bidding systems devised for contract bridge
method is used when replying to very strong suit opening bids such as the Acol 2♣ where 11/2 quick tricks are needed to make a positive response (Klinger
Hand_evaluation
Australian bridge player and writer
American) (1995) Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge (Acol) (1995) Basic Acol Bridge (1996) Cue-Bidding to Slams (Acol) (1996) The New Complete Book of Bridge (with
Ron_Klinger
Village in Kent, England
The civil parish stretches south to the River Stour and northwards towards Acol. The hamlet of Gore Street is included in the parish. Monkton was subject
Monkton,_Kent
Bidding convention in contract bridge
very expensive penalties if responder is weak. It is in frequent use in Acol. "Garbage Stayman" and "Crawling Stayman" bids over a 2NT bid work the same
Stayman_convention
Playing card with an elevated rank
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Trump_(card_games)
Bidding term in contract bridge
narrowly defined high card point (HCP) range. In these systems, such as Acol and Standard American, NT bids are limit bids and therefore are not forcing
Quantitative_notrump_bids
Non-metropolitan district in England
Broadstairs and St Peter's Urban District Eastry Rural District (parishes of Acol, Minster, Monkton, St Nicholas-at-Wade and Sarre only, rest went to Dover
Thanet_District
Halstow, Hoo, Isle of Grain, St Mary Hoo, Stoke, The Mean. Isle of Thanet PLU Acol, Birchington, Minster + detached portion, Monkton, Ramsgate, Sarre, St John
List of poor law unions in England
List_of_poor_law_unions_in_England
Contract bridge convention
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
CRASH_convention
Diocese of the Church of England
Birchington with Acol and Minnis Bay (population 11,019): All Saints' Church, Birchington (medieval) --- St Mildred's Mission Church, Acol (1876) --- St
Diocese_of_Canterbury
European particle physics research centre
"Design study of an antiproton collector for the antiproton accumulator (ACOL)". CERN Reports. CERN-83-10. doi:10.5170/CERN-1983-010. Ghosh, Pallab (15
CERN
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Marc_Hodler
strength. This convention is often played in an Acol bidding system, where the 2 ♣ opening represents the old Acol twos and a balanced 23-24. This opening bid
Benjamin_Twos
Place in Jendouba Governorate, Tunisia
Antônio Agostinho Marochi (27 Sep 1973 Appointed – 2 Feb 1976) Sebastian Acol Dalis (18 Nov 1987 Appointed – 27 Oct 2004 Died) Pedro Joaquin Hernández
Tabarka
Contract bridge convention that allows responder to create a forcing auction
p. 159. ISBN 1-894154-07-X. Reese, Terence; Dormer, Albert (1961). The Acol System Today. London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. p. 163. Reese, Terence
Fourth_suit_forcing
38.71 Independent Eric Aseo 3,754 34.59 Independent Allan Doligon 839 7.73 PFP Yurito Acol 380 3.50 Total votes 9,174 84.53 Lakas gain from Independent
2025 Eastern Samar local elections
2025_Eastern_Samar_local_elections
British journalist, writer and bridge player (1904–1948)
history. As a bridge expert, he was jointly responsible for developing the Acol system of bidding. Simon was born in Harbin, Manchuria. A member of a Russian-Jewish
S._J._Simon
Part of the CERN proton-antiproton collider
antiproton collector for the antiproton accumulator (ACOL) (PDF). CERN. Jones, Eifionydd (1986). "ACOL, CERN's upgrade of the antiproton accelerator complex"
Antiproton_Accumulator
Street in London, England
south-east. Most of the street is a bus route. A turning off West End Lane is Acol Road. The lane takes its name from the Medieval West End hamlet, built on
West_End_Lane
Bridge convention
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Bergen_raises
Canadian-American bridge player
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Allan_Graves
British bridge player (1907–1991)
British international bridge player who was instrumental in developing the Acol bidding system. Marx was born in Willesden, London. He went to Repton School
Jack_Marx_(bridge)
Region of England
the UK's Bramley apples.[citation needed] Cummins Power Generation is in Acol, near Manston Airport on the A299, and Pfizer, the largest pharmaceutical
South_East_England
Slam-seeking convention in contract bridge
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Culbertson_4-5_notrump
French bridge player (born 1961)
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Bénédicte_Cronier
Type of bid in contract bridge
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Pass-or-correct_bid
German bridge player
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Daniela_von_Arnim
American gaming company
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Bridge_Base_Online
Bridge bidding method
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Rubens_advances
Contract bridge convention
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Carrot_1NT
French bridge player (1959–2020)
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Catherine_D'Ovidio
Contract bridge convention
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Serious_3NT
Swedish bridge player
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
P._O._Sundelin
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Leaping_Michaels
Convention in contract bridge
Variations[which?] are required for use with four-card major systems such as Acol. Strong Notrump After Passing (SNAP) Lindkvist, Magnus, ed. (2001). Bridge
Drury_convention
African Lunar Goddess
South Sudan and the Nuer of South Sudan and Ethiopia, who call her Buk or Acol. She is the only well-known female deity of the Dinka. She is also the patron
Abuk_(mythology)
American bridge player
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Albert_Weiss
Australian bridge player (1945–2021)
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Margaret_Bourke
Contract bridge convention
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Fit_showing_jump_bid
Handgun competition
Overall Match Percent Gold Julian Gonzalez 2319.4000 100.00% 89.73% Silver Acol Bullet Pascual 2282.2200 98.40% 88.29% Bronze František Blaha 2235.5500 96
2025_IPSC_Handgun_World_Shoot
Danish bridge player
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Dennis_Bilde
American bridge player
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Tobi_Sokolow
Book about bridge (card game)
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Bridge_Squeezes_Complete
English bridge player, writer, and administrator
International Bridge Press Association (IBPA) Personality of the Year in 1981. The Acol System Today, Terence Reese and Albert Dormer, Edward Arnold Publishers,
Albert_Dormer
Sports competition
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships
Commonwealth_Nations_Bridge_Championships
Contract bridge guideline
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Law_of_total_tricks
European bridge card competition
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
European Champions' Cup (bridge)
European_Champions'_Cup_(bridge)
Psychological play in bridge
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Grosvenor_gambit
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Asptro_convention
Book about bridge (card game)
theory of bidding in contract bridge, particularly in the context of the Acol system of which Simon was one of the co-developers. It was the first, and
Design_for_Bidding
New Zealand chess player (born 1967)
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Anthony_Ker
American bridge player
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Valerie_Westheimer
Bare list of a language's words in corpus linguistics
Measure for Vietnamese Word and Character Frequencies on Film Subtitles", ACOL Brysbaert, Marc; Buchmeier, Matthias; Conrad, Markus; Jacobs, Arthur M.;
Word_list
Representation of written Bengali language in the Roman script
dekhechi modhur hashi. Ki shōbha, ki chaya gō, ki sneho, ki maya gō, Ki ãcol bichayecho boṭer mule, nodir kule kule. Ma, tōr mukher bani amar kane lage
Romanisation_of_Bengali
Bridge card game
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Chicago_(bridge_card_game)
US magazine
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
The_Bridge_World
German bridge player
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Sabine_Auken
Bidding convention in contract bridge
Pat Husband and Andrew Kambites (1994). Basic Bridge: the guide to good Acol bidding and play. Victor Gollancz Ltd in association with Peter Crawley,
Blackwood_convention
National bridge federation
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
European_Bridge_League
Season of television series
Tears" Safe Shiran & Ron 3 "Lost on You" Safe Gai'da Abu Awad 4 "Nizahta iti Acol" Safe Tarante Groove Machine 5 "Ailet Hen" Safe Liron Lev 6 "Tikun Klali"
The_X_Factor_Israel_season_4
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
List of play techniques (bridge)
List_of_play_techniques_(bridge)
Czech-born British professional bridge player (1929–2018)
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Martin_Hoffman_(bridge)
Bidding convention in contract bridge
general, the Walsh convention is not used in four-card major systems such as Acol, but may be employed in some five-card major systems; especially those that
Walsh_convention
Bridge trophy
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Buffett_Cup
Type of coup in bridge
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Scissors_coup
System for hand evaluation in contract bridge
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Honor_point_count
Bid in the card game of bridge
game and asks partner to help in making the decision. For example, (using Acol or Standard American bidding) if opener, with around 16-17 HCP, bids 1♥ and
Game_try
Contract bridge team event
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Marcus_Cup
Biennial world championship contract bridge tournament
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Venice_Cup
Codified artificial bids used in contract bridge
unrelated to the denomination mentioned). However, even natural systems such as Acol find occasional need to resort to artificial means called conventions. A
Slam-seeking_conventions
Contract bridge meet
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
World_Team_Olympiad
Association formed by the international federations of several intellectual games
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
International Mind Sports Association
International_Mind_Sports_Association
Canadian bridge writer and player
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Roy_Hughes_(bridge)
Bidding convention in the game of bridge
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Byzantine Blackwood convention
Byzantine_Blackwood_convention
Treatment in contract bridge
weak twos in hearts and spades. You can play them in any bidding system Acol, SAYC, Precision, Blue Club etc. See the eBook "Parallel Twos For You" N
Weak_two_bid
UK Parliament constituency (1983–2024)
area), Westgate-on-Sea, Birchington-on-Sea, and several villages including Acol, St Nicholas-at-Wade, Minster, Manston, Monkton and Sarre) as well as the
North_Thanet
Bridge competition
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
World Junior Teams Championship
World_Junior_Teams_Championship
Bidding system in the game of contract bridge
in contract bridge was developed in England in the 1940s as a variant of Acol and incorporates several conventions including the Baron Three Clubs, the
Baron_convention
Contract bridge coup
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Belladonna_coup
Type of lead in game of bridge
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Deschapelles_coup
minimum strength to be 6-8 HCP, and maximum strength to be 9-10 HCP (Benji Acol) Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds
Ogust_convention
National bridge championship
Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard
Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs
Edgar_Kaplan_Blue_Ribbon_Pairs
ACOL
ACOL
ACOL
Boy/Male
Biblical
Child of the Lord.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Precious memory
Boy/Male
Hindu
Acceptable heart
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beads Ornament of an Ear
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
A King
Girl/Female
Biblical English
Judging. God will judge.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Kent named Brenchley, from an Old English personal name Brænci (of uncertain origin) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek, Irish
Victory of the People
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Omnipresent; Lord Vishnu
ACOL
ACOL
ACOL
ACOL
ACOL
n.
Same as Acolyte.
n.
Materia medica; the science of remedies.
a.
Pertaining to acology.
n.
See Acolythist.
a.
Cold.
n.
An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
n.
One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass.
n.
One who attends; an assistant.
n.
An acolyte.