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Time for the choice of games cuebid, you do not want to have to bid clubs naturally

The closest design I had to this was ETM BOTS 1C: 17+ any or 12-16 three suited without a five card major 1D: 10-13 balanced/semi-balanced (no major suit singleton) 1M: 12-16 five card majors (1S can be 5-5 majors 10-11) 1NT: 14-16 2C: 10-16 6+Cs 2D: 10-16 6+Ds or 5-5+ minors 13-16 2M: 7/8-11 5 or longer suits, 6 if 7/8-9 2NT: 10-12 5-5+ minors 3NT: 10-13 6-5+/5-6+ majors Another option which I had seen elsewhere was 1C was big or both minors (4-4+). Three suited with short minor, no five card major moves to 1D. Not vulnerable I would like something like: 1C: Opening values and not appropriate for any one level opening (not balanced or five card major if less than 17) 1D: 10-13 balanced/semi-balanced (no major suit singleton) 1M: 11-16 five card majors 1NT: 14-16 2X: weak two, five or longer Vulnerable is really interesting, start with core: 1D: 11-14 balanced/semi-balanced (no major suit singleton) 1M: 11-18 five card majors 1NT: 15-17 Now what do you put at the two level to make 1C more bulletproof. Fun stuff like: 1C: Clubs unbalanced 11+ or any 18+ (if clubs unbalanced can be 4-5 in minors) 1D: 11-14 balanced/semi-balanced (no major suit singleton) 1M: 11-18 five card majors 1NT: 15-17 2C: Four or longer diamonds 14-17, if just five diamonds has four card major, if four diamonds 15-17 and 4-4-4-1 exactly 2D: Five or longer diamonds 10-13, if just five diamonds has four card major (or 2D: diamonds and four card major, 10-13, 2C: as above and could be 10-13 with long diamonds, no second suit)

Playing online bridge I would like to know What will happen to the game of bridge if the requirement to disclose agreement is enforced?

This would be: 2H = 5+D GF (or 6+D invite) --- 2S = 5+S with either 4+C or 4+H ------- 2N = asks ----------- 3C = 5+S-4+C --------------- 3D = asks ------------------- 3H = 2524/3514 11-15 ------------------- 3S = 2524/3514 16+ ------------------- 3N = 5S-5C 11-15 ------------------- 4C = 5S-5C 16+ ------------------- 4D = 6S-4C 11-15 ------------------- 4H = 6S-4C 16+ ----------- 3D = 5S-3D --------------- 3H = asks ------------------- 3S = 4C 11+ ------------------- 3N = 4H 11-15 ------------------- 4C = 4H 16+ ----------- 3H = 5422/5413 11-15 ----------- 3S = 5422/5413 16+ ----------- 3N = 5S-5H 11-15 ----------- 4C = 5S-5H 16+ ----------- 4D = 6S-4H 11-15 ----------- 4H = 6S-4H 16+ ------- 3C = 6+D 9-11 (if you play can be an invite) ------- 3D = 6+D GF --- 2N = 1-suiter without 3+D ------- 3C = asks ----------- 3D = 6+S UNBAL ----------- 3H = 6+S BAL ----------- 3S = 5323 11-14 ----------- 3N = 5323 15-17 ----------- 4C/D/H = 6+S, shortness ----------- 4N = 5323 18-19 ------- 3D = 6D 9-11 (if you play invite) ------- 3H = 6+D GF --- 3C = 5S-4D 11+ --- 3D = 5S-5D or 6S-4+D --- 3H = 5S-3D-(3-2) --- 3S = 6S-3D 11-14 --- 3N = 6S-3D 15-17 --- 4C = 6S-3D 18+

My guess: "1♦ when holding (1) 12-17 HCPS hand with BOTH 4-card Majors or NO 4-card Major" (however I think you noticed no rebid for it) Edit: New guess: 2♣ is 12-17 with five or longer clubs and no four card major (this has too wide a range) There have been systems where one of the minor openings denies a four card major while the other one promises one or both, yet this approach, both or none, seems new Yesterday we played against a pair where 1♦ was natural and denied a three card major (could have a four card major). They don't alert nor pre-alert their 1♦ opening, just announce that 1♣ could be 0+

I follow the Rodwell rule: if Rodwell after a zillion hours of research thinks something is better, it is better

There was no agreement

You said "My bridge partner", so after finding who, looked up hands. Then after find the board, looked up more hands by the opponents.

You are correct

I found the hand. Opener had 2-7-4-0, hearts headed by AKJ, diamonds by KQ. The auction was 1♥-2NT(Jacoby)-3♠-4♥-6♥. The person who bid 3♠ is one of the most senior TDs in the world. If he is cheating we are in serious trouble. Fortunately, looking at their other boards I see no signs of cheating.

If the bots are bidding and playing terribly, they are functioning as normal

On the actual hand, opener took the 2♠ bid as real, ended up in 4♠ vulnerable on a 4-3 fit, and this can be doubled for a large number. This is the best way of reducing psyches you will face.

For a techie, search is filtering, for UX it is not

Imagine how cool it would be to be able to filter the list shown

I suggest that for tourneys that entering a partnership welcome message be a mandatory part of registering the partnership for the event This welcome message would be automatically displayed at the start of the round A typical message might be "Welcome, we play 2/1 with standard carding" The welcome message would default to whatever was last used by the partnership. For a new partnership, there could be a default welcome message, such as "Welcome, we are a new partnership", or "Welcome, see our misleading profiles" or "Welcome, we don't know WTF we are doing"

defenders give two ruff n' sluffs on the same hand dummy: VWDP!!!

My wife and I continue to play Brass: http://www.bridgematters.com/brass.pdf The vast majority of the time it is 2♣-2♦(waiting)-2NT(18-19) and then 2NT system on (since transfer to a major will have some values or shape opener can super accept or try 3NT) The 2♣-2NT and 2♣-3X sequences are so infrequent that I would dump them at this point, and by using opener's 2NT rebid as artificial GF after 1X opening we have found it is best for all unbalanced suit opening less than a game force open the suit Thus the simplified version of Brass could be: 2♣: 18-19 balanced OR 22+ balanced OR any GF After 2♣: 2♦: waiting -- 2♥: 22+ balanced or 4+♥s GF (if exactly 4♥s unbalanced has 4♠s or longer ♦s or 1-4-4-4 exactly) -- 2♠: 4+♠s GF, now 2NT shows exactly 3♠s -- 2NT: 18-19 balanced, system on -- 3♣: natural GF, not 4♠s -- 3♦: natural GF, no four card major 2♥/2♠: five card or longer suit, max of 4 points, no ace 3♣/3♦: six card or longer suit, max of 3 points 2NT: 5-5+ in majors, max of 4 points, no ace After 2♣-2♦(waiting)-2♥(bal or ♥s): 2♠: no five card major, now 2NT is 22-23, 3♣ is like stayman and shows 24+ balanced or both majors, 3♠ is 5+♥s and 4+♣s 2NT: five or longer ♠s, 4+ points 3♣: 4-4/5-4/4-5 majors 3♦: 5-5+ majors, 4+ points 3♥: five or longer ♥s, 4+ points

I still have my notes up at: http://www.bridgematters.com/weakmini.htm It was a lot of fun to play

http://www.bridgematters.com/coh.pdf

If you have 12-15 with 5+ clubs, what do you open?

Another design with 2NT forces 3♣, then 3♦: asks for five card major, 3♥=no, 3♠=five, 3NT=five ♥s 3♥: asks in spades, 3♠=four, 3NT=fewer than 4, 4♠=five 3♠: 3 ♥s and two or fewer ♠s 3NT: 4 ♠s and 3 ♥s 3♦ - 3 ♥ - 3♠ shows four ♥s With 3 ♥s and two or fewer ♠s bid either 3♦ or 3♠ With 3 ♠s and two or fewer ♥s bid either 3♦ or 3♥ There are designs where 2NT only asks for five in one of the majors, like: 2NT asks if five ♠s, 3♣=no After 2NT-3♣: 3♦: asks if four ♠s, 3♥=no 3♠: asks for five ♥s, 3NT=no 3NT: 4 ♥s 3♦ - 3 ♥ - 3♠ asks for five ♥s, 3NT=no With this second structure there can be sequences where opener has responder play the major suit contract

Fun thread, thanks everybody 1NT-2NT Modified Puppet, after 2NT: 3♣: any hand except not five hearts and hands five spades or without a four card major can bid 3♦ 3♦: four ♥s, 3♥ asks (3NT 3-4-3-3, 3♠ slam interest, 4♥ to play), 3♠: 5♠s, 3NT: not four ♥s or five ♠s 3♥: four ♠s, 3♠ asks (3NT 4-3-3-3, 4♣ slam interest, 4♠ to play), 3NT: fewer than 4♠s 3♠: 0-2 ♠s, fewer than 4 ♥s (should be 3 ♥s exactly) 3NT: 3 ♠s, 0-3♥s 3♦: asks doubleton or shorter major, only bid or 3♥ with five ♥s, can have five ♠s or no four card or longer major 3♥: 0-2 ♥s, 3-4 ♠s 3♠: 0-2 ♠s, 3-4 ♥s 3NT: 3-4 ♠s, 3-4 ♥s 3♥: describe ♥ length only, with four or five ♥s: 3♠: 3 ♥s 3NT: 0-2 ♥s 4♣: slam interest 4♥s 4♥: 4♥s to play 3NT: to play, usually no five or four card major though can be flat with no suit interest

the new release has a picture from the old days (when people were not 6 feet apart), and if playing on some tablets, when finished with the keyboard the app does not properly reset

"3-" is 3 or less.