<p>Your understanding is correct: South would be the declarer, playing a contract of two spades doubled. Doubles (and redoubles) never change who is declarer, just the scores for making or failing to make the contract.</p>

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Thank you, Im learning to teach a group of friends how to play and none of us have ever played before, and want to make sure i understand all the basic game play thx
user74091
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Philip Kendall
<p>South bids, say 2 spades, then west bids 'double', then all others pass.<br>
Does this mean that south is the declarer with the contract being 2 spades doubled?<br>
Or does west win the contract with 2 spades doubled? </p>

<p>My intuition in reading so far suggests that south would still win the auction, but I have not explicitly read that this is the case.</p>

<p>Also, this is not intended to touch on any bidding conventions either, just simply how this affects who wins the auction. I do believe I understand the consequences in the game play or rather the scoring of a doubled bid, but I am simply uncertain who would have won the auction under these circumstances.</p>

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2016-04-24T01:51:22.923Z
To assist in future interpretation, note the distinction between *bids*, which include only the *calls* naming a denomination and number of odd-tricks from 1 to 7, and *calls* which also include *Pass*, *Double*, and *Redouble*. Only *Bids* have the potential to make one player Declarer, and only if that Player is the first by her side to mention the *denomination* of the *bid*.
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2016-04-24T01:58:51.340Z
Here are the *Laws of Rubber Bridge - 2014 Edition*: http://cdn.acbl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Laws-of-Rubber-Bridge.pdf
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Not a bad question for a beginner. I hope that the answers and comments helped you to learn more about the game.
Tom Au
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Yes they certainly did, I like to be explicitly clear on one level of understanding before moving to the next... In that vein, I feel more comfortable learning about the actual budding language as it pertains to the strategy as mentioned her in the posts and comments. Also, I imagine had I actually played a game with someone who knew how to play this would be a question I would not have needed to ask here. It's not such a popular game with my generation however
user74091
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2016-04-25T02:07:01.470Z
@user74091: I can strongly recommend Richard Pavlick's site: http://www.rpbridge.net/
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Side note: I consider myself a beginner, but as far as I understand, doubling 2S is usually a bad idea. 2SX scores a lot more than 2S when made (because of the game bonus).
TwiN
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@TwiNight: There are times when 2S* is an excellent contract for the Defenders - when they can collect a "*phone number penalty*" of at least 800.
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Does a bid of 'Double' make you the declarer?
user74091
# Does a bid of 'Double' make you the declarer?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-23)

South bids, say 2 spades, then west bids 'double', then all others pass.  
Does this mean that south is the declarer with the contract being 2 spades doubled?  
Or does west win the contract with 2 spades doubled?

My intuition in reading so far suggests that south would still win the auction, but I have not explicitly read that this is the case.

Also, this is not intended to touch on any bidding conventions either, just simply how this affects who wins the auction. I do believe I understand the consequences in the game play or rather the scoring of a doubled bid, but I am simply uncertain who would have won the auction under these circumstances.

**Tags:** bridge, bidding

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: To assist in future interpretation, note the distinction between *bids*, which include only the *calls* naming a denomination and number of odd-tricks from 1 to 7, and *calls* which also include *Pass*, *Double*, and *Redouble*. Only *Bids* have the potential to make one player Declarer, and only if that Player is the first by her side to mention the *denomination* of the *bid*.  
> **username_1**: Here are the *Laws of Rubber Bridge - 2014 Edition*: http://cdn.acbl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Laws-of-Rubber-Bridge.pdf  
> **username_2**: Not a bad question for a beginner. I hope that the answers and comments helped you to learn more about the game.  
> **username_0**: Yes they certainly did, I like to be explicitly clear on one level of understanding before moving to the next... In that vein, I feel more comfortable learning about the actual budding language as it pertains to the strategy as mentioned her in the posts and comments. Also, I imagine had I actually played a game with someone who knew how to play this would be a question I would not have needed to ask here. It's not such a popular game with my generation however  
> **username_1**: @username_0: I can strongly recommend Richard Pavlick's site: http://www.rpbridge.net/  
> **username_3**: Side note: I consider myself a beginner, but as far as I understand, doubling 2S is usually a bad idea. 2SX scores a lot more than 2S when made (because of the game bonus).  
> **username_1**: @username_3ight: There are times when 2S* is an excellent contract for the Defenders - when they can collect a "*phone number penalty*" of at least 800.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2016-04-23. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

Your understanding is correct: South would be the declarer, playing a contract of two spades doubled. Doubles (and redoubles) never change who is declarer, just the scores for making or failing to make the contract.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you, Im learning to teach a group of friends how to play and none of us have ever played before, and want to make sure i understand all the basic game play thx  

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