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Exclusion Roman Key Card Blackwood (ERKCB)

When you are in the slam zone and know major suit agreement such as after 2NT Jacoby,

concealed splinter or Swiss bid. The bidding of 5 level above the game level in your void
suit. You ask partner for key cards upon agreed major suit excluding the void suit.

Example: 1♠-2NT; 5♣ 1♥-4♣; 5♠ 1♥-3♠; 5♦
When playing convention in minor suit, use one level higher than a splinter bid

Example: 1♣-2♣; 5♥ 1♦-2♦; 5♣ 1♣-2♣; 5♦

Key card asks

Jump to 5 level (majors or minors)
The responses are step above the suit bid (excluding void suit)

st
• 1 step = one key card
nd
• 2 step = zero key card
rd
• 3 step = two key card without queen trump.
th
• 4 step = two key card with queen trump.

Q asks

st
nd
Next step after 1 step or 2 step from responder
Responding to q asks
• 5NT = Queen without any king

• 6 agreed suit means no queen

• 6♣ = Queen with ♣ king (lowest king)

• 6♦ = Queen with ♦ king (lowest king)
• 6♥ = Queen with ♥ king (lowest king)

Specific King Asks (SKA)

5NT is SKA

• 6 agreed suit = no king

• 6x = king in x suit (below agreed suit), may have second king

• 6NT = 3 kings

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