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Trying to set up forum similar to "Partnership Desk". If you are looking for partners with specific skills you could post your notes here and hopefully get response. I play using Modified Losing Trick Count and find almost impossible to get a partner on BBO. Started https://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/82031-modified-losing-trick-count/ discussion but as you can imagine not many joined. You can use Mail facility on BBO to send E-mails to members you would like to get in touch with Skill: Modified Losing Trick Count with all 2/1 extras (Texas, Transfers. 2D open - Mini Roman or Flannery. New Minor Forcing, Inverted Minor. Splinters. 1430. Smolen."Hello"/Cappelletti against 1NT. Unusual 2NT. Unusual over Unusual. Signals: Upside Down discard odd/even Level: Intermediate+

I read topics on Losing Trick Count on BBO forums and was surprised most of players were using "old" kind of system based on count of 24. I have been using Modified on New LTC when you subtract total number of losers (both hands) from 25 (having a proper fit first off course). You also count missing Ace-1.5 loser King - 1 looser and Queen - 0.5 looser Example for players playing 2/1. [hv=pc=n&s=saq84h53dt765caq6&n=skj975h9dackjt873]133|200[/hv] East South(12 HCP/7.5LTC) West North(11 HCP/5.5 LTC) Pass 1♦ (1) Pass 1 ♠ (2) Pass 2 ♠ (3) pass 4 NT (4) (1) Have 12+ HCP without 5+ cards Major and 7.5 LTC or better (2) Have 4+ ♠ and 6+ HCP and 9.5 LTC or better (3) Have 4+ ♠ suits (4) I have 4+ ♠ but 5.5LTC or better. Give you your Key Cards South opened so with 12-13 so MLTC should be around 7.5. North takes 7.5+5.5 and subtracts from 25= 12 tricks. You have a Grand Slam with 23 HCP together. Could you bid it playing regular American Standard ? Now change this hand a little bit: [hv=pc=n&s=saq853h53dt76caq6&n=skj97h9da5ckjt873]133|200[/hv] East South(12 HCP/7.5LTC) West North(11 HCP/5.5 LTC) Pass 1 ♠ (1) pass 4 NT (2) (1) 5 ♠+ 12+ HCP/7.5 LTC (2) I have 5.5 LTC with support in your ♠. 1430 asking for keycards. Spades are already agreed suite And the last one: [hv=pc=n&s=skq976h2d42caqj72&n=saj5hjt85dak93ckt]133|200[/hv] East South(12 HCP/6.5 LTs) West North(16 HCP/6.5 LTs) 1 ♠ (1) pass 2 ♦ (2) Pass 3 ♣ (3) pass 4!♠ (4) Pass 4 NT (5) (1) Have 5 ♠ + and 12+HCP/7.5 LTs (2) Have 12+ HCP and forcing to the game. Possible 7.5 - 8.0 LTs. 2 ♦ doesn’t show necessarily suite of 5 – just strong hand with values in first control in♦ . We play 2 over 1 (3) 4+ in ♣ forcing for one round (4) Have 6.5 LTs (not 7.5) and support of 3+ in ♠ (5) Asking for key cards MLTC gives the real strength of the hand - including distribution. Like everything in the bridge is based however on probabilities assuming Normal Distribution. If you have an option to go for slam missing 2 Kings - would you go. MLTC can give you 12 tricks providing one of the finesse will work. You might take under consideration potential interference from your opponents when looking for missing Kings/Queens. Any Input based on your Knowledge/Experience ? Anybody looking to play like that on BBO (I'm new to computer games) could drop me a note

One of my partners loves 2D Mini Roman. So we play 11-17 to cover 1 NT level opening with singleton or void. I believe Mini Roman gives way too much info to opponents and if you have 11-12 with partner being weak you already on the loosing side. I normally keep 2 D for Flannery