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Just a simple auction, but what exactly does "no ♠" mean? It's quite confused and should be explained in a more clear way Soloway jump shift rebid

I don't open 1NT with 5 majors 95% of the time, which is not modern style now. But this hand is obviously that 5% which I will open 1NT.

So TCR only show percentage in 2 months right? That's the key for me, thanks. I thought TCR is all-time total, I must be wrong

Does "Free automated fun" not count? I play that but my TCR is fixed at 67% for years. Or is my account "blacklisted" can't update???

But how about group challenge?

When you complete a tournament(or group challenge) and the tournament isn't completed, you will receive a popup window that you can view provisional results. But if you don't save the web address for it and close the window, you can't view provisional results further. Only because there's no entrance for that...I suggest there should be an entrance in tournament/challenge. It's desirable when you click the tournament you completed, you can view the latest provisional result.

How can I update TCR now? I thought it's abandoned, because no matter how I play tournaments, TCR don't update at all. Do only certain type of tournaments count for TCR? If so, what are the tournaments?

I will pass for now and expect for an all pass. There's great chance opponent's suit higher, and making an minor opening bid can only increase the chance for 4th seat to overcall with major.

I think 7♦ would be a bit overbid(though marginal), you have to rely on ♦2-2, or the defender has 3♦ and length in ♠. If no interference, the auction can be very easy. simple natural bids: S N 1♦ 3NT 4♦ 4♠ 4NT 5♣ 6♦ ====================== But what if West bid 1♥? I think the auction can be: 1♦ (1♥) Pass! - South is very likely to be short in hearts and he will balance. 1♠ 2♥ - If I have 4 spades, I will X previously. So this cuebid can't mislead to spades trump, it's only a strength showing, meaning the first pass isn't no strength, only no obvious bid. 3♦ 3♠ - I can't have spades support, so it's a control showing cuebid. 3NT 4♣ - South don't know North has so much strength, so would bid 3NT. North continue with control showing cuebid 4NT 5♣ 6♦ just as no interference. ====================== When you have no obvious bid, and you think the bidding won't die (in a good chance) if you pass, why not PASS? Of course, this need partner's agreement that PASS didn't absolutely deny strength.

Yes, sometimes GIB bid suit with not enough length which is a disaster already, leave me no reasonable options. Here's an example: http://202.38.64.10/~milancam/3.png Why not just PASS here???

May I present two screenshots here. When I replace normal texts with Chinese, it's all ok. http://202.38.64.10/~milancam/1.png But Chinese can't display in exercises, it display blank boxes. http://202.38.64.10/~milancam/2.png

There are some of my friends want to learn bridge, and I suggest them to view the software of Learn To Play Bridge. However not everyone's English is good. I found in the software, the texts are all in the DATA file just in plain text format, so I decide to make a Chinese version myself. The majority is ok, but I found Chinese can't be displayed in two environments: (1) The alert of bidding, (2) The exercises. The first may be not very concerned, but obviously the second one is an important problem. In those environments, if I replace the texts with Chinese, they simply display boxes. I know this is because the font don't support Chinese, but I have no idea how to solve it. I see the text in DATA file contains many text format marks, and I am almost sure the problem has something to do with that. However I can't solve it out. I hope the authors of LTPB is still here, and I want some help here. I hope my try of making a Chinese version isn't violating the license rule (I don't think so since it's freeware).

If 4NT is blackwood then it's no reason. So I suppose in some specific auction 4NT isn't blackwood but natrual? Could you post the whole auction

It's friend challenge, so we were South, I bid 2♠ and my opponent chose 3♠. Sorry I don't know how to add names in hand diagram, and maybe it confused you. You are right so I did blackwood. When we play friend challenge we don't check the advanced robot option. But if robot opener had slam interest after 2♠, how can it had no interest after 3♠. 3♠ was surely stronger. It's true North had fewer choices, but I think either cuebid or blackwood is OK.

But it's against real bridge, in real bridge you don't declare so many hands. Anyway, add a checkbox isn't much, for most of you don't like, just leave the checkbox off