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I'm not sure I understand your point. Neither my husband nor I play on BBO, but we both watch the vugraph sometimes (usually only for the really big events). I guess that makes us tourists. But why should we pay? Playing on BBO is also free, why do you somehow deserve free vugraph because you play bridge on the site? Surely people who only watch vugraph are just as likely to buy Fred's software, or volunteer to help with vugraph broadcasts or whatever else contributes to keeping BBO vugraph in existence? I'm with you Frances ! :D And I'm afraid I'm also a tourist :D :lol: :D Alain

Hi Justin ! I totally agree with you. "Never" is a word that should be banned from bridge vocabulary :D :D Alain

4♠ with all these good intermediate cards and 2 trumps !

1) 2♥ 2) 2♥ 3) 2♥ :D :D

I tend to agree ! If I don't double, I pass :) Alain

Happy birthday to both of you ! :) Alain

:) Mauro, Are you sure you want to play 3NT ? You will have to find 8 direct tricks after a ♠ lead !!!

Sceptic, Partner will probably not have the right hand to balance (long ♥, only 3♠,...)so that if you don't do anything now the final contract will be 2♥ Check what Mauro :unsure: (Chamaco) said about OBAR ! Alain

Double ! Partner is waiting to transform !! :)

Hi Gerben ! So, 1m - 1♠ = hearts ! How does opener do to show 4♠ and a minimum hand !?!? :) Alain

Eternal question ... :) If they have a fit, I have more chances to have one too ! Let's go for 2♠ and see what will happen ! :unsure:

Totally agree with you Luis ! :rolleyes: Alain

Same for me, it's borderline for 2♠ directly but if I bid 1♠ which shows nothing at first round I will surely give 3♠ after with 5 trumps and max for my 1♠ bid ! :rolleyes: Alain

For the moment, this is how we play it : Openings of 4♣ and 4♦ These bids show 8 cards suit (4♣=♥, 4♦=♠) with at least 2 of the 3 big honours. (nothing else needed) On these bids, 4♦ et 4♥ are respectively special Blackwoods. Answers by step are : +1 K and Q +2 A and Q +3 A and K +4 A, K and Q +5 A, K, Q and J Openings of 4♥ and 4♠ 8 cards suit without 2 of the big honours (nothing else needed) 4NT is special Blackwood. Answers are : 5♣ Nothing 5♦ Q 5♥ K 5♠ A 5NT A and J As consequence, we adopted 3NT opening as a 4-level minor preempt and the gambling 3NT is opened at the 1-level or overcalled later. Alain

Play poker, there are a lot of psyches there !!! LOLLLL

I really hope that this will never happen ! :)

You are unfortunalely totally right !! :) Personnaly, this is the same for me : I've never been annoyed by broadcast messages ! I just ignore them if I'm not concerned :) Alain PS : maybe it should be good to have a special "channel" (that could be turned off in each profile) for vu-graph announcements ? What do you think ? Woul it be easy to implement ?

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Roland, As you already know, I'm a big fan of vu-graph and I try to be there everytime it is possible ;) (unfortunately I have also to sleep a little bit ;) ) So, for me, you can program as many broadcast as possible and it would never be a problem. It is very good for bridge in general and it is quite fantastic to be able to kibbitz all the greatest players being miles away from them ! BBO is a fantastic site and vu-graph is definitively a great feature !! See you tonight for the Vanderbilt ! :rolleyes: Alain

I totally agree with you Roland and I'd like to add : If you kill conventions then you kill the evolution of the game ! By the way, I'm interested in your simple defence on the multi :rolleyes: Alain

Dbl too ! This is the most flexible bid and as Roland said : "3NT can come later" :rolleyes:

Penalty for me ! :)

3♣ forcing too

Yes, it's just as Free said ! :) If you feel that playing 3M without fit is probably better than 2NT then you can pass. But of course, each time you bid a transfer, you have to assume the 4th level if partner has a fit :blink: Is it clearer like that ?

2♦ : not GF in french standard ! Then 3♥ on 3♣ showing a ♥ stopper and problem in ♠ Alain