Editing Game try (section)

{{Short description|Bid in the card game of bridge}}
A '''game try''' (also called a '''game trial bid''') in the [[card game]] of [[contract bridge|bridge]] is a bid that shows interest in bidding a game and asks partner to help in making the decision.

For example, (using [[Acol]] or [[Standard American]] bidding) if opener, with around 16-17 [[Hand evaluation|HCP]],  bids 1{{Hearts}} and partner responds 2{{Hearts}} (showing 6 – 9 [[Hand evaluation|support points]]) opener is in a quandary: if responder has a maximum strength hand, with well-positioned high cards, then game will probably make; but the information revealed so far is not accurate enough for either partner to decide whether to play in game or only part score.

Originally, opener would make a game try by bidding 3{{Hearts}} (inviting game) and responder would then bid game with maximum (8-9) points or pass with minimum (6-7) points. Modern game try bids permit more accurate decision-making. Following a simple raise by partner (e.g. 1{{Hearts}} – 2{{Hearts}}), opener bids a new suit either to show extra values or to ask responder to show more about his values. There are a variety of methods to do so including ''long suit'', ''short suit'', or ''help suit'' game tries and partnership agreement is required.<ref>{{OEB|7|208, 235, 236}}</ref>

Whichever method is adopted, responder and opener will collaborate to evaluate the additional information and make one of the following choices: sign off in three of the agreed major; jump to game in the agreed major; jump to game in notrump if the suit is a minor; or make a ''counter try'' in yet another new suit. When opener has a very strong hand, slam investigation may also be undertaken.