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Continuing the digression, aren't invitational responding hands with (53)41 shape a problem in your Transferrelä (= Transfer Relay) structure?

I gambled that you loved it because he is your friend and opps were very strong. :) I was a bit naïve there...

Interesting guess by Google Translate! Although 'bid' (Eng. n.) = 'bud' (Swed. n.) and 'bidding' (Eng. n.) = 'budgivning' (Swed. n.) [lit. 'bid-giving'], I believe the correct translation of 'biddable' is 'bjudbar' [pronounced "b-yoo-dbar"], from 'bjuda' (Swed. v.) = 'bid' (Eng. v.) '-bar' (Swed.) = '-able' (Eng.) The Norwegian equivalent could easily have been 'by(d)bar', but for some reason we always use 'meldbar' instead, where the verb 'melde' (Eng. 'announce') seems to have an English cognate ('meld') used in other card games (e.g. rummy).

The worst biddable suit ever: [hv=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?lin=st||pn|nullve,~Mwest,~Mnorth,~Meast|md|2SQT4HAQDJT83CKJ72,SAK975H85D7CQT863,S8HKJ76DK952CA954,SJ632HT9432DAQ64C|sv|e|rh||ah|Board%2016|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|mb|1N|an|notrump%20opener.%20Could%20have%205M.%20--%202-5%20!C;%202-5%20!D;%202-5%20!H;%202-5%20!S;%2015-17%20HCP;%2018-%20total%20points|mb|2S!|an|Cappelletti%20-%20spades%20and%20a%20minor%20--%203-%20!H;%204+%20!S;%2011-%20HCP;%2011-12%20total%20points|mb|3S!|an|Lebensohl%20--%204+%20!H;%2010-11%20HCP;%2012-%20total%20points;%20at%20best%20partial%20stop%20in%20!S|mb|D|an|4+%20!S;%2011-%20HCP;%207-12%20total%20points|mb|P|mb|P|mb|4C|an|4+%20!C;%204+%20!H;%2010-11%20HCP;%2012-%20total%20points;%20at%20best%20partial%20stop%20in%20!S|mb|D|an|4+%20!S;%2011%20HCP;%20biddable%20!C;%2012%20total%20points|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|pc|HT|pc|HA|pc|H8|pc|H6|pc|C2|pc|CT|pc|CA|pc|S3|pc|S8|pc|S2|pc|ST|pc|SK|pc|D7|pc|D2|pc|DQ|pc|D3|pc|DA|pc|DT|pc|H5|pc|D5|pc|S6|pc|S4|pc|S9|pc|C4|pc|H7|pc|H4|pc|HQ|pc|C8|pc|SA|pc|C5|pc|SJ|pc|SQ|pc|DK|pc|D6|pc|DJ|pc|C6|pc|S7|pc|D9|pc|H9|pc|C7|pc|CK|pc|C3|pc|C9|pc|H3|pc|D8|pc|S5|pc|HJ|pc|D4|pc|CJ|pc|CQ|pc|HK|pc|H2|]450|300[/hv]

@DavidKok (minor thread hijack):

IMO the important thing is that the 1N rebid includes balanced hands in a certain range (and possibly some weaker unbalanced hands) and is NF, not that it shows a balanced hand in that range I play a Gazzilli-like (but NF!) 1N rebid over 1♣-1R(T-Walsh) (an illustration of which can be found in a parallel thread) and some typical sequences are 1♣(1)-1♥(2) 1N(3)-P(4) 1♣(1)-1♥(2) 1N(3)-2♣(5) P(6) 1♣(1)-1♥(2) 1N(3)-2♣(5) 2♥(7)-P(8) 1♣(1)-1♥(2) 1N(3)-2♣(5) 2♠(9)-P(10) (1) "10+, NAT(ish) unBAL" OR "11-13/17-19/23+ BAL" (2) "0+, 4+ S, less than 4 H unless GF" (3) a) "10-12", 2-S6+C b) 13-15, 22(54) c) "16-18, 2-S5+C, unBAL" d) "17-19 BAL", 2-3 S (4) wants to play 1N opposite d) (then it's usually ok if Opener instead has a), b) or c). I certainly can't remember the last time it wasn't.) (5) does not want to play 1N opposite d), wants to play 2♣ opposite a) (6) a) (7) c) with 4+ H (Here 2♥ is like a standard reverse over 1♣-1♠ but limited upwards to about 18 hcp and NF) (8) weak hand with H preference (9) d) (10) weak hand with 5(+) S

nullve-nullve: 1♣(1)-1♥(2) 1N(3)-2♦(4) 2♥(5)-2♠(6) 3N(7)-4♣(8) 4♦(9)-4N(10) 5♦(11)-6♠(12) P (1) "10+, NAT(ish) unBAL" OR "11-13/17-19/23+ BAL" (2) "0+, 4+ S, less than 4 H unless GF values" (3) "10-12", 2-S6+C OR 13-15, 22(54) OR "16-18, 2- S, unBAL" OR "17-19 BAL", 2-3 S (4) ART GF (5) "17-19 BAL" (6) relay (7) 3334 (8) puppet to 4♦ (9) forced (10) Parity Key Card Blackwood agreeing S (11) odd # of key cards, no trump Q (12) contract (Meh.)

Grandiosa is by far the most sold pizza in Norway. :)

Not by itself.

Pass is for beginners and LoTT deniers. 2N (Scrambling aka "two places to play") seems normal.

I consider this an essentially solved problem in my (vaguely 2/1-like) system: 1♦(1)-1♥(2) 1♠(3) (1) "10+, NAT(ish) unBAL" OR "20-22 BAL" (2) "0+, (3)4+ S, may have longer H unless GF" (3) "10-21, 4+ H, unBAL " or 10-15, 13(54) This is also how I would bid with Q KQ42 Q42 AK642. There is no analogous problem with KQ42 Q Q42 AK642 or KQ42 Q AK642 Q42 when Responder has hearts, because then the bidding would go 1♣(1)-1♦(2) 1♠(3) (1) "10, NAT(ish) unBAL" or "11-13/17-19/23+ BAL" (2) "0+, 4+ H, may have longer S unless GF" (3) "10-21, 4+ S, unBAL" or 10-15, 31(54). 1♣-1♦; 1♠ and 1♦-1♥; 1♠ are probably among the most underused sequences in standard systems and it seems to me that there is enough space to sort the important things out after those. A nige1ian ranking of alternatives in standard 2/1: 1. open 1N (OK even in the ACBL as long as the stiff is the A, K or Q) 2. open 1♦, then rebid 2♣ over 1♠ (hoping partner doesn't have a weak hand with 5413 shape) 3. open 1♦, then rebid 2♦ over 1♠ (I'd really want 2♦ to promise 6) 4. open 1♦, then rebid 2♥ over 1♠ (only lying one point or so, but this sequence is already quite bad)

Sorry, thought the contract was 3NT... :(

I couldn't resist: [hv=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?lin=st||pn|nullve,~~M9390j48,~~M9463uwj,~~M1050972|md|1S6HAKJTDAKQ765CA2,SAKQJ85H43DT98CQ8,S9742HQ762D3C9764,ST3H985DJ42CKJT53|sv|b|rh||ah|Board%207|mb|2C|an|Strong%20two%20club%20--%2019+%20HCP;%2023+%20total%20points;%20forcing%20to%202N|mb|2S|an|twice%20rebiddable%20!S;%209+%20total%20points%20|mb|P|mb|3S|an|3+%20!S;%207-14%20total%20points%20|mb|6H|an|strong%20rebiddable%20!H;%2032+%20total%20points|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|pc|SK|pc|S2|pc|S3|pc|S6|pc|H4|pc|H2|pc|H5|pc|HK|pc|HA|pc|H3|pc|H6|pc|H8|pc|HT|pc|S5|pc|HQ|pc|H9|pc|D3|pc|D2|pc|DA|pc|D8|pc|DK|pc|D9|pc|C4|pc|D4|pc|DQ|pc|DT|pc|C6|pc|DJ|pc|D7|pc|S8|pc|C7|pc|C3|pc|D6|pc|C8|pc|S4|pc|C5|pc|D5|pc|CQ|pc|S7|pc|ST|pc|CA|pc|SA|pc|C9|pc|CK|pc|C2|pc|SJ|pc|H7|pc|CT|pc|S9|pc|CJ|pc|HJ|pc|SQ|]400|300[/hv] Good bridge (e.g. double) wasn't rewarded this time. At one table: [hv=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?lin=st||pn|South,~~M51153,~~M51151,~~M51152|md|1S6HAKJTDAKQ765CA2,SAKQJ85H43DT98CQ8,S9742HQ762D3C9764,ST3H985DJ42CKJT53|sv|b|rh||ah|Board%207|mb|2C|an|Strong%20two%20club%20--%2019+%20HCP;%2023+%20total%20po|mb|2S|an|twice%20rebiddable%20!S;%209+%20total%20points%20|mb|P|mb|3S|an|3+%20!S;%207-14%20total%20points%20|mb|D|an|Takeout%20double%20--%203+%20!C;%203+%20!D;%203+%20!H;%202|mb|P|mb|6C|an|5+%20!C;%205+%20total%20points%20|mb|P|mb|6D|an|3+%20!C;%203+%20!H;%202-%20!S;%20biddable%20!D;%2027+%20to|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|pc|SK|pc|S2|pc|S3|pc|S6|pc|H3|pc|HQ|pc|H5|pc|HT|pc|D3|pc|D4|pc|DA|pc|D9|pc|DK|pc|DT|pc|C4|pc|D2|pc|DQ|pc|D8|pc|C6|pc|DJ|pc|HA|pc|H4|pc|H2|pc|H8|pc|HK|pc|S5|pc|H6|pc|H9|pc|HJ|pc|C8|pc|H7|pc|C3|pc|D7|pc|S8|pc|C7|pc|C5|pc|D6|pc|CQ|pc|S4|pc|ST|pc|D5|pc|SA|pc|S7|pc|CK|pc|CA|pc|SJ|pc|C9|pc|CT|pc|C2|pc|SQ|pc|S9|pc|CJ|]400|300[/hv]

Practical line: Win the first or second heart. Cash the ♦AK. If someone discards a spade, assume spades are 4-4 and enter dummy with the ♦9. Else assume spades are 5-3 or worse and exit in hearts.

Ok. :) https://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/40621-good-bid/

Could ♦K be from ♦AK? ♦AKx(...)?

Quack if West plays low.

Rudimentary plan: 2. ♦9 4. ♦7 Will even lead the ♣J from dummy, and overtake with the A if East plays low, before I touch spades.

It reminded me of a certain infamous deal.

If you choose to bid 4♦:

As Advanced, although I'm not sure a BBO robot, whether basic or advanced, is "someone who has been consistently successful in clubs and minor tournaments". :) Maybe it's time to reveal that I didn't start this thread because of anything stupid GiB did. Does [hv=pc=n&s=s6hakjtdakq765ca2&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=2c2sp3s?]133|200[/hv] remind you (the reader) of anything?

I should add that if you were playing with a basic robot instead, then :lol:

In Norway we use 'rund hånd' (lit. 'round hand') as a synonym for 'balansert hånd' ('balanced hand') and 'trillrund hånd' (lit. 'roll-round hand' (a hand so round it can be rolled)) to suggest a hand with (4333) shape.