spencecat

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe Australians also play Moscito (Ron Klinger mentions it in passing in his book.) Even the youth use it. The ACBL would have swatted Moscito (especially the fun but universally illegal Forcing Pass Variant!)

I'm from the south, and I second the bacon comment. ;)

Yes, that is correct. I was not asking about the level of detail regarding restrictions, but rather the level of restriction in Europe as opposed to the United States and Canada (ACBL regulations). I definitely know that tournaments in the US and Canada are rather restrictive with regards to some systems. In fact, from what I hear, Multi-Landy (which I like better than Cappelletti) is banned in ACBL regulations, as the 2♦ overcall must show a suit.

When I said "favorite system", I meant thay Polish Club was interesting,not necessarily my favorite. From what I hear, non-Polish players do not enjoy it, probably because it is so byzantine.

I remember reading a book by Ron Klinger(who happens to be Australian, but is part of the commonwealth nonetheless). He used Acol. I guess some Commonwealth countries use it too. If I ever play bridge abroad, it is best that I get acquainted with the governing laws of the country in question, as well as the most common bidding system in that country. Sometimes the laws and play are virtually identical to the US (as in Canada), other times they are quite different (as in the United Kingdom.) Poland is the most fascinating- many players there play a weak and strong combined club, called Wspolny Jezyk (Polish Club, to non-Polish speakers.) I think that system is by far my favorite. I will have to find an online bridge partner from Poland so we can play the same system.

Many thanks for clarifying this. I am American, so I know little regarding Acol. I do know that Bridge is slightly different in the United Kingdom and in Europe- it seems to be, in some regards, more regulated than the US (as in the restriction on notrump overcalls) but also less regulated (as in the Multi, which is not allowed except in a few high-level tournaments.)

Hello, I am new to this forum, and had one question to ask players who play bridge in the United Kingdom. When I played bridge in Southwest Florida, my bridge teacher told me that Acol, a British system, was being phased out in favor of SAYC. Yet I had another player tell me that Acol is still played in the UK. Is this true or not? Thanks, Spencer