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Hi all How do you bid these hands? North: Sp. 4 2, He. K 9 8 4, Di. A Q 9 7, Cl. A K 10 South: Sp. A J 8 7 3, He. 7, Di. K 5 4 3 2, Cl. 9 2 West opens with Pass. Opps don´t intervene. System: Standard American. gtg thx all Alphred

What's the point of playing a game if you cannot see the result? Let us have the old "obsolete" version back, please!

Thank you. It was a matchpoint tournament. It turned out that East had J 8 4 3 2 in Hearts and West the 6. New procedure problems.

Hi all The table is: Spades 9 7 6 4 3 Hearts K 5 Diamonds A 9 4 Clubs Q 10 7 My hand is: Spades J 10 Hearts A Q 10 9 7 Diamonds K 3 Clubs A K J 9 No bids from opps. The contract is 4 Hearts. Left hand opp leads the diamond Q. How do I proceed? Gtg thx all Alphred

My partner opens 1D. Next hand passes. I have 4 spades, 5 Clubs and 12 HCP, HC evenly distributed. In which suit do I respond?

Than you for your answers. What happened: 1Club - 1Diamond - 1Heart - 1Spade - 1NT - all Pass. (My partner doesn't play SAYC, but a system that says: with more 4--Card suits, the lowest first.)

[hv=pc=n&w=skt87h65da954ck42&e=sq2haq97dkqcqjt73]266|100[/hv] NS vulnerable. East dealer. Opponents don't interfere.

I have ♠ Q 4 ♥ 8 7 2 ♦ K 10 8 7 5 ♣ K 10 5 After one Pass my partner opens 1♥. He may have only 4 cards in ♥. (We open 4-card suits up the line. To open 1♠ we need 5 cards). Next hand passes. What is my best answer?

I would not prefer that they use a chat tool outside of BBO. But I don't worry about it. I play against best defence. And I prefer "inside chat tools", within the borders of the Convention Card.

In this thread I'm talking about approximating play in the open rooms on BBO to play at the tables in the Club. Pairs in the Club normally have agreed on a system. They have written the important points in the Convention Card. In case of insufficient information the opponents may ask. No guessing there, as on BBO, with an insufficiently known partner and new opponents with insufficient profiles.

In "real life" players can consult the Convention Cards (Profiles)of the opposing pair. On BBO, if the profile (very short) does not explain the meaning of a bid, an opposing player must have the right to ask questions. Examples: "Is it a weak jump shift?" or "Is it Blackwood or RKC 1430?". Opps have a right to know.

The Laws of Bridge were made before the Internet came around. In "real life" a player is not allowed to look at his side's convention card during the game. The convention card is only for the opponents. In the MBC you can see your partner's convention card. BBO is against the Laws of Bridge.

Thank you for the comments. In a "real life" tournament the opponents have a right to know what your bid means. Partner is supposed to know. Bridge in the MBC on BBO is another game. The size of the profile doesn't give much room for details. Free communication (visible to the opponents) approximates the game to real life bridge.

A profile for a player on BBO can't say everything. If for instance my partner during a game asks 4NT (Blackwood) and I have all four aces, I will answer 5 Clubs and add in the chat space "0 or 4 aces" to ensure, that he understands me. Often the opponents protest:"No conversation between partners!". But in "real life" partner knows what you mean. So to approximate play on BBO to "real life", I'll continue to explain my bids to partner where it seems appropriate.

Hi nige1, Yes, the luck element is reduced in a Bridge teams-match. Just as it would be in a Badminton teams-match. They would have the same courts and the same conditions. But does that make teams-matches in Badminton an interesting proposition? And: How big is the luck element in a pairs tournament in Bridge? The pairs have the same boards and the same conditions. What I mean is: In Bridge the fighting unit is a pair. In a team you are dependent on luck in finding the other pair. Thank you all.