Glamdring Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Recently I stumbled upon smth like a system, only very simplified. Here it is:: Opening: *1 ♣ - 11-14 hcp, balanced (3-3-3-4, 3-3-4-4,.) *1 ♦ - 11-14 hcp, domination honor power + length in ♠ and one minor suit.*1 ♥ - 11-14 hcp, domination honor power + length in ♥ and one minor suit.*1 ♠ - 11-14 hcp, same, but for the both majors*1 NT - 15-17 hcp, balanced hand. *2 ♣ - 18-21 hcp, balanced hand. *On 2nd and 3rd level for the remainin suits the situation is the same as on 1st level, but with more hcp (i.e. 2nd - 15-18, 3rd - 19-22) Response- of 1 ♣: *1 NT - below 6 hcp * The same rules as for an opener for 1st lvl, but with 8-10 hcp* The same rules as for an opener for 2st lvl, but with 11-14 hcp (i.e. 22-28 hcp in the team) - of 1 NT *pass - below 3 hcp*The same rules as for an opener for 1st lvl, but with 5-8 hcp*The same rules as for an opener for 2nd lvl, but with 9-12 hcp - of 1 ♦, ♥, ♥*2nd level suit - in case of length in a suit, where the opener has demonstrated strength, 6-9 hcp.*3rd level suit - in case of length in a suit, where the opener has demonstrated strength, 10-13 hcp. Using this the partners should have found their long suit after the reponse (or at least a suit with 7 cards and good honors) and how many hcp does the team have The contract is assigned*from the opener, in case his bid has been ♦,♥ or ♥*from the responder, in case the opener's bid has been ♣ or NT In case there is an interference from an oponent: *"double" means that the reponder's bid is the same as the interferer's* next level bid - if the bid of the responder is lower suit than the interferer's one The pros and cons: Cons:- I sense this "system" does not cover many situations, and this may often lead to misunderstandings between the partners- there are no rules for assigning a slam game (a blackwood may be added, for ex.) Pros:- It is very simple and can be useful for the "neighbourhood cafe" or some non-pretending players (like me) :D :) Comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 seems like rubish. Btw, what do you do with 3-suited hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Yes, it does sound rubbish. Your 1♣ opener is very underused, and your higher level openings won't leave enough room for investigation. Can't see anything mentioning hands with both minors either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_c Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Yes, it does sound rubbish. Your 1♣ opener is very underused,It's more frequent than you might think, because you're opening 1♣ with 3-3-4-4 shape. Most standard systems don't deal with this shape very effectively at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Yes, it does sound rubbish. Your 1♣ opener is very underused,It's more frequent than you might think, because you're opening 1♣ with 3-3-4-4 shape. Most standard systems don't deal with this shape very effectively at all. i'd think 2/1 playing weak nt handles it ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blofeld Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Really? I thought 2/1 was better geared towards describing the 13-card hands. Of course, the defence to a strong club where you let your partner know how many cards you have (pass = 0-9, x = 10, 1♦ = 11, etc.] comes into its own on hands like this, but even then it isn't describing shape with its first call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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