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I think I may of come to a solution that may actually be quite useful...going a bit different direction than originally planned. By removing 15-19 5cM bids from the bid...this leaves... 15-17 NT 18-19 NT 20-21 NT 22+++ NT 6cM 15+ (more reliable?) any 20+ unbalanced hand This gives a chance to move the bid to 1D leaving standard 1C no 5cM in tact, while allowing for a weak 12-14 1NT...By allowing this many hand distributions are removed from 1C opening bid. 1C now has a much higher chance of holding a 5 card minor. The chance of getting preempted to an unknown minor is now greater, but I feel this is a much better option than having your unknown strong hand preempted... I am just thinking...but I think this would work a lot better...combining all 15+ NT bids, 6cM+, and 20+ HCP hands into one. 1H/1S would become 12-14 with 6+ or 12-19 HCP with 5. 1H-2C 2H (12-14 HCP 6H+) 1H-1NT 2C (most likely 15+ HCP with 5/4+)

I must say I greatly appreciate your post Cthulhu...and I have changed my priorities for now to how to cope with noise from opponents... For now I have come up with defence towards a 1S simple overbid... 1C - 15+ -1D - 0-4 | OR | GF 9+ -1H - 5-8 forcing (w/5cM) --natural 1S OVERBID BY OPP ---PASS=15+ HCP (5+S) ---X=Hearts but no S stopper ---1N=Balanced hand w/ stops in S ---2C=18+ HCP ---2D=2-3 hearts requesting 2H bid if 5H held...no further interest unless NT is on. If 2H is bid and 2N/3H reply invite to game. ---2H=forcing w/ 3+ hearts ---2S=Game force (interested in NT) or something along those lines...will work on seeing hands and problems that may occur and plausible bids from opps.

I like the one you put up there...thinking over a lot and I appreciate the input.

@glen - I have not put a whole lot of thought into other bids as I usually overwhelm my system when I think of everything all at once...but using this 1D would most likely be no 5cM...preference to diamonds. I would have to think about all possible hand layouts a lot and determine what I need to fill in and where. I have openings at 1NT (may prefer weak NT there)...this removes a lot of normal weak balanced minor hands from 1D... 2C is free to use...best suited for 5+C I would say. 2D I would like to use some kind of a variant of multi for weak majors + some unfit stronger bids that need a home... I could even use 2H/2S as 10-14 HCP 5cM to open up 1H/S...but I have never played with or experienced these much. Would give me room at the 1 level for unfit hands however... 2NT is free to use as well... Let me think about how my other bids will fit together and get back to you...The thing that I like the most about putting them into one place is the possibilities for other strategic opening bids.

@ Cthulhu D - Yes, I have always recognized and agreed to myself that this is vulnerable to a preempt...By moving the 2D/2H bids together with a 1H/S reply I give myself more room... Does this seem better...? 1C - Same as topic...slightly altered with major ranges. -1D = positive -1H = negative - P/C --1N (reply) = Stronger than 19 HCP further interest. After a 1D reply, I simply bid normal if the bid goes without disruption. After a 1H reply...well...that certainly depends on the hand...

Three votes saying no potential so far, and not a single comment...may I ask what is so disgusting about the bid?

Had a hand similar to this on Monday... 2D multi is bid from my right, I hold off and pass a 16 HCP strong distribution hand. 2D reply comes and my partner doubles... I hold AQJT9x of H and jump to 4H which shows my partner slam interest...I also held the KQx of S. I assumed the suit was spades for them. We missed out on a textbook 7S and played 6NT-1. Rethinking my bidding...I may simply jump to 3H and see what partner has to say...but I was shocked to see the multi bidder having such poor H honors.

Added a poll...appreciated

Hello, My name is Don and I am a highly enthusiastic young bridge player. I have been playing cards since before I was a teenager and roughly over a year ago I started playing live Bridge. I have learned quite fast and keep improving my play/bidding. One thing I enjoy doing, is putting together ideas for Bridge systems. The system I am showing now is based on Precision. All I have worked on currently is the 1C meaning/replies. I also have a list of reply bid theories, however, before I get serious about that, I would like to see how my base reply bids are. One of the main ideas is to combine as many strong bids into one strong bid to allow for more descriptive bids to take their place. I also prefer to exclude 5cM holdings from NT hands, so I tried to give these their own bidding replies. I am strongly debating having the 20-21 point range being seperate at the 3 level. I may work on a way to combine them into the 18-19 range for an 18-21 5cM. I am also debating including them with a 2C response (22+ HCP, 20-21 (UB), or 20-21 w/ 5cM. Any strong bids that do not fit these categories would fall under another opening bid (I am thinking 1D). These would mostly be 15-19 HCP unbalanced minor hands. Pros(IMO): All strong bids are combined leaving more room for others. Points are accurately relayed to partner in a decent range. Allows for an 18-19 NT bid. Allows for a 20-21 5cM. 1H/1S opening bids are max 14 HCP...This makes 6-8 HCP responses unneeded unless superb distribution is held. Cons(IMO): Vulnerable to preempts? Points are shown more than distribution...(Should I include a bid for strong distributional hands?) Can be difficult to determine if we should play major or NT...(Only major and points shown with a jump to the 2 or 3 level) 1C = 15+ HCP (15-21 w/ 5cM+ | 15+ NT | 22+) -> 1D = waiting (any strength) -1H = 15-17 HCP (5+H) -1S = 15-17 HCP (5+S) -1N = 15-17 HCP (B)(NO 5cM) -2C = 22-24 HCP (UB)| 22-24 HCP w/ a 5cM | OR | 25+ HCP -2D = 18-19(20-21?) HCP (5+H) -2H = 18-19(20-21?) HCP (5+S) -2S = 18-19 HCP (B)(NO 5cM) -2N = 20-21 HCP (B)(NO 5cM) -3C = UNDECIDED -3D = UNDECIDED -3H = UNDECIDED -3S = UNDECIDED -3N = 22-24 HCP (B)(NO 5cM) Some of my biggest personal concerns are the bids after 2NT...I am thinking them over a lot myself and hope to come up with a better solution. I understand that the bids being so high basically removes any room to cue/discuss the hand to full extent. I look forward to reading thoughts and suggestions about this. Would also like to hear some ideas for good bids to have for distribution later on in the system. Thanks! :) Edits: 1. Changed the 3N bid from 25-27 HCP to 22-24 (B). 2. Adjusted the 2C bid to be 22-24 (UB), 22-24 (w/5cM), or 25+ HCP. 3. Decided to remove my 3 level bids for now and concentrate on the core before continuing.

Does anybody know of any groups on BBO that often play team matches? I would love to play in them, but lack partners on the site to play them with. If anyone can lead me into a group I would greatly appreciate it. Most of the time there are no pending team matches to join and it seems most of them are played by groups who know each other.

This would be very helpful as an option in the Team Game section atleast... There is no way to notify kibitzers or players not on a table in the team game section that a new game has been formed... Possibly there can be something added that automatically sends out a message that the match is looking for players if it is set to "Public"... Public setting meaning that the player does not mind who joins.

Hello, I enjoy playing 4-man style team matches, however, when you do not have so many regular partner's online, it can be difficult to get a team match going on BBO. I would like to suggest that there be an option "Help me find a team match" added to the help me find a game section. There should also be an option added to make your team match private...so players who only wish to play with a select group may do so without unwanted players popping in. The benefit of this would be that more players who do not have regular partners can participate in team matches. The downside would be that with random players also comes a lot more players leaving if upset by play, or whatever. These spots would be filled by the next person looking for a team match however. Also...if anyone knows of a group that often plays team matches that I could join, I would greatly appreciate it. I am interested in playing 4-man, but never seem to get a chance to. Regards, Don

I am glad to play some hands with you. I will add you on BBO. :)

All I know from the cards I held...I need some kind of diamond support to raise my odds on the Q of diamonds...I need atleast one of the two singletons to be supported by my partner with an ace, and I need 3 helpers in spades... AKJ, AQJ, AKQ, AQT even may work... If my partner holds S:AKQ H:A D:Q C:A ... That is 19 points alone. Which was the main reason I chose to take it slow...hoping for a signal from my partner directly.

Honestly...no clue how my partner would take 4D...LMAO! He is slightly above beginner...not that I am a pro...but a very good player IMO.

2S would show 6 card suit, minimum... 2NT denies a 6 card suit and is an invite to 3NT or 4S if I hold 3+. 3S would show 6+ spades with a 15-17 hand. 3NT in this case shows 15-17 HCP. 4S shows solid rebiddable spades with 18+ HCP. Any bid of a new suit would be considered forcing.

3 losers on a normal day...5 on this day...lol!

Hello, At a local tournament tonight, me and my partner ran into this hand...I do not remember my partner's cards, but I know how many points he had (19) and my point values. Must say...my partner is not the most skilled player, and often drives me nuts... Partner opens 1S (12-19 HCP)(5+ S) A pass brings the bidding to you holding... xxx x AKJxxxxx x Holding 3 spades and 8 diamonds with 8 HCP (+ 2 singles of course), I chose to bid 2D hoping to find out more about partner's hand. My bid is a forcing bid, normally 10+ HCP. May have less points if long suit. My partner replies 2NT...which to me said 12-14 HCP, balanced hand outside of diamonds(may have diamonds). Invite to 3NT. I chose to bid a 4S signoff at this point with 3 spades, which thinking over again, I may of just gone for diamonds having no real entry into my diamonds. My partner, holding 19 HCP, chose to bid 4NT which I replied to...followed by a 6S. 6S-3 was the result...it could of went -2 had my partner played the hand a different way. 6D= was the best hand to play...but given the bid responses from my partner...I am not sure how I can come to that bid without just bidding 4NT myself after a minimum point reply. How do you all feel this hand should of gone in the bidding? My partner held a single Q of diamonds and 17 other points dealt among his other suits. He had 5 spades, 3 hearts, 4 clubs, and 1 diamond. Should I have bid 4/5D directly after 1S? I felt no need to be so urgent when a simple jump from my partner would signal hand strength to me.

Thanks, I caught a mistake with 2H, 2S, 3H, 3S. Was repetitive for 11-14 5+ major and 11-14 6+ major. I made a jump to 3 much stronger. I understand that a huge jump can take away a lot of room for bidding the hand. I also feel that this can benefit at times on the table. 1C-P-3S-P 3N-P-P--P 27+ HCP and no real signals to opponents about hand layout. Leaving a lead to 3N purely hand based or judgement calls. Against my local club players this would work just fine IMO. If the opener feels that 3N is extremely risky, he does have the option to seek out another suit. I must say though, that I really do need to test all of these out a lot. Am enjoying myself though. :)

I also have been thinking about the jumps and am thinking of ways to make them more workable. I enjoy designing system/response bids when not playing, even if I may never use it. I like to put them up here to see what others think, or if they have potential to be better. And yes, I will drop the semi-forcing, I agree. To mgoetze, I have been thinking about playing Precision based systems and am reading about them as well. I like to try all systems and know how they work. I do appreciate the feedback as I have been playing Bridge for about a year live. Although, I have played cards since I was 10. (12 years) Many thanks, Don

I think that this hand is worthy of a 3NT try. My reasoning is that I have help in every suit outside of hearts, where I have nothing of point value other than 5 long. I am not so sure that 4H will work, but, with a good holding 3NT will go. Have a feeling this is one of those hands where you can make 9 tricks in hearts or NT. If I am wrong, atleast I tried! :(

Hello, Trying to put together a fairly good 1C reply system to relay as much information about suit length/strength. Would like to know what you use/recommend I do to make it better. I have not had a chance to test these bids in real bidding situations yet so all of my bids are theory. The main goal is to allow for information about 4/5cMs to be sent to partner ASAP while also allowing for descriptive bids. I appreciate all feedback! Thanks very much. :) If I put an * before a bid, I am looking for much input on improvements to this reply. What I am currently thinking about using is this...(AF)=artificial forcing)/(F)=forcing/(NF)=non-forcing/(SI)=slam invite 1♣ -> 12-19 HCP (2+♣)(NO 5cM) ---1♦ -> 6-10 HCP (4cM)(May have clubs/dimes)(F) ---1♥ -> 6-10 HCP (5+♥)(NF) ---1♠ -> 6-10 HCP (5+♠)(NF) ---1N -> 6-10 HCP (NO 4cM)(NF) *--2♣ -> 11+ HCP (stayman)(AF) *--2♦ -> 11-14 HCP (5+♦)(NF) ---2♥ -> 11-14 HCP (5+♥)(F) ---2♠ -> 11-14 HCP (5+♠)(F) *--2N -> 11-14 HCP (NO 4cM)(F) -> (3♦=Asking for HCP range[3♥=11-12(AF)/3♠=13-14](AF)) ---3♣ -> 11-12 HCP (5+♣)(NF) *--3♦ -> 15-18 HCP (5cM[Asking for 3cM])(AF)(SI) ---3♥ -> 15-18 HCP (6+♥)(F)(4♣=Asking for HCP range[4♦=15-16/4♥=17-18]) ---3♠ -> 15-18 HCP (6+♠)(F)(4♣=Asking for HCP range[4♦=15-16/4♥=17-18]) *--3N -> 15-18 HCP(NF) (4♦=Asking for HCP range[4♥=15-16(AF)/4♠=17-18](AF)) ---4♣ -> 13-14 HCP (6+♣)(NF) *--4♦ -> 19+ HCP (5cM[Asking for 3cM])(AF)(SI) ---4♥ -> 19+ HCP (6+♥)(SI) ---4♠ -> 19+ HCP (6+♠)(SI) ---4N -> ACE ? The reason I chose to add the 3/4♦ reply is because 3♥/3♠ promise 6 in the suit. I need a way to show a strong GF/SI 5cM.

But I play a simple overbid as 10+ points also...not 7+

I would of probably come in with 3♦ from west to better clarify how many points I have and that I promise only help in diamonds... I would be tempted to try it though.