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I play (with several partners) Sometimes MUD and attitude leads against NT (2nd or 4th). Against suits, we lead middle (if the middle card is not low and does not look like a lead from Hxx). 763: lead the 6, 732: lead the 7. My Gatlinburg partner prefers the we play low after leading MUD (MDU). The ultimate question to decide between all these options is do you consider count or attitude more important for your lead information for partner.

I have a manual input spread sheet that I use to calculate opening bid probabilities. Working on taxes, too busy to do the input work this week.

I play something a little similar, and we accept the transfer to an opening bid of 1♣ with 3-cds (or more) and most minimums. Therefore, it is not forcing unless responder has enough for a 2nd bid, 8+ hcp? (depends on the strength of 1♣)

I am a Precision player and my suggestion is to be proactive and fill in the bid description box for all alertable bids. This takes only a few more seconds and saves some time for most Q and A.

I once was interested in a 1♦ positive response in a Strong Club System. I also considered The American Forcing Minor System by Lutz & Fink, 1995. No one was interested in these approaches for many years in my area. I have studied Revision Club, but it doesn't fit my criteria and/or preferences. It is an interesting read before the discussion of bidding sequences.http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif For 10 years I played a relay system, Ultra Club Relay where we transferred into 4-cd majors with a positive response. That took lots of memory work and practice, but it was very good for one partnership. Since then my favorite bidding system has slowly evolved into Mosca ♣. About 15 years ago I started playing The Millennium Club by Poe, 2002. I have refined this system with some Fantunes features and now play Mosca Club with 4 different partners. We play a15+ hcp 1♣ with transfer negatives at the1-level and transfer positives at the 2-level. Major suit hands with 15-19 hcp are NOT included in 1♣ and neither are 15-19 hcp ♦ oriented hands. Thus, a 1♣ opening is one of 3 types of hands: (1) Balanced and 15+ hcp, (2) club's primary and 15+ hcp, and (3) all strong hands of 4-losers or less. We have added Canape from a major into a longer minor suit. This is a fun system to play especially at match point pairs. The system has been designed so that interference by the opponents is rarely a problem.

If ♥s are 2-2, it doesn't matter. If not, then low toward the J. (but, I hate first round finesses!)

Equity is only considered in a revoke situation if the revoke penalty (1 or 2 trick penalty) is not sufficient compensation for the non-offending side. In this case, that is hard to determine without more information. The revoke is established when declarer/dummy plays (legally) or leads to the next trick. Did s/he? I am an ACBL Club Director

Years ago, we gave up the XX when twice in two weeks we were -400 on a partial only hand.

There is a thread on the forums about the whole system. They play transfers over 2♣. Search Bocchi The title of the post is Big Bang. http://www.bridgebas...__1#entry847362 Also Daniel Neil has a document for sale on their system. www.bridgewithdan.com

Yes, that can be a problem. The cure IMHO is to give up Limit Raises and have 1m - 2m = 6-11 hcp with/without 3-cd support for either or both majors.

I reply: "I'll be happy to answer when it is your turn to bid."

Yes, Coffin's Natural Big Club is an interesting read. Playing 1♣ = 4+♣ eliminates the need for Roman 2-bids. The disadvantage in playing Canape then, is that 5M332 hands that are suit oriented have no bid except 1NT. We used 2-bids in the majors for 10-14 hcp hands with 5M332 or 6M322 (a weak 6-cd major without 2 honors). This has the added advantage that partner with a void or singleton in your major can show his suit knowing you have 2-cd (often 3-cd) support. M. Coffin also claimed that Canape was first used in the USA in 1936 in New Hampshire by the late George O. Charron of Nashua. Mr. Coffin calls this approach FCF, four cards first, to distinguish it from the Roman use of opening in a 3-cd suit to show a 5-cd suit on the 2nd round of bidding. About 1954, claims Coffin, is when Pierre Albarran of Paris introduced Canape into Europe and he developed the modern (1969) French bidding style so that 49,999,999 Frenchmen are right. http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif The top Italian players were quick to adopt Canape bids to base their bidding systems, both the Roman Club and to a lesser degree, the Neapolitan Club. Edited: 1/31/2023: BRIDGE, Nouvelle Methode de Nomination Les Jeux Bicolores "Le Canape", published in 1946, Paris.

Yes, since I am a Strong Club cardophile and Canape advocate, our defensive system is similar: Power Double for all hands with a good 15 hcp or more regardless of distribution. 1NT Overcall as a 3-suited takeout double with less than 15 hcp. Roman Jump Overcalls for 2-suited hands, often 4-5 distribution.

I have subscribed to BW since 1965. Not sure how much longer I will continue ... I am a system nut, thus the Master Solver Club is of little interest to me.

No, you may NOT ask about partner's bids. This s a club director? More training needed. Larry, An ACBL Club Director

Need a different time reference, Greenwich Time maybe?

double post.

16+ hcp hands are 9.8% of all hands for Precision players using a 12-15 NT.

We played a strong Diamond System for a season and then gave it up. Vanderbilt had it right, a Strong Club needs the extra step in the response structure. However, playing 5-cd majors with a Strong Club gives you an ambiguous 1♦ opening. Then there is the AFM System (American Forcing Minor) by Lutz and Fink, where 1♦ is 98% forcing (15-20 hcp) with 4+ ♦ or a balanced 15-17 and 1 of a major is 4-cards or better and 1♣ is 17+ hcp with a 5-cd major.

Carlo Mosca.

Maybe you mean Miles Unbalanced Diamond?

RM Precision: http://www.unit524.c...38-rm-precision Also, The Millennium Club by Lyle Poe, 2002 uses transfer responses to an opening bid of 1 club with 15+ hcp. http://www.bridgewit...lenium_Club.txt

Sorry, double post from IPad.

All I can say is that I have been playing this version of a strong club for 10 years (with a few modifications for 1NT and 2 club responses to 1 club) and the results have been very good. I will be playing this System in the mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs in Orlando.

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