In
card games, to be void in a
suit of
cards is to not have cards of that suit in one's hand.[1]
This is useful in games such as
bridge. For instance, one player can lead with the suit in which his partner is void so as to give a
ruff.
References
^Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief;
Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Sixth Edition (2001). Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 6th Edition. American Contract Bridge League (Memphis, TN).
ISBN0-943855-44-6. {{
cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (
help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link) page 566.