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Special calls

Nil is a special call, not an empty field

Check the conditions and scoring before using it.

What the call means

Nil is a commitment by a player to take no tricks. Its treatment is separate from the partner’s ordinary contract in Pagat’s basic account.

What to confirm

Read the complete rules for the value of a successful or failed Nil, and the treatment of tricks taken by a failed Nil bidder. Blind Nil is a separate special bid with its own conditions. Do not silently treat a blank input as either one.

Tool boundary

Our regular-contract calculator deliberately accepts only non-Nil team contracts. For a special-call hand, settle the score under your chosen rules and enter the confirmed net changes in the manual scorebook. No automatic Nil recommendation is offered here.

Reference

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Checked 2026-10-20. Source settings may differ from another table.