Zar Point Questions

[mikestar]

Thanks, Zar--it's perfectly clear now and my initial guess was correct. My request for clarification stems from the fact that not all authors state requirements in the same fashion--so I will simply treat "52" the way I treat "26" now, a target, not a minimum standard that I must not go even slightly below.

[Zar]

*** mike wrote: "so I will simply treat "52" the way I treat "26" now, a target, not a minimum standard that I must not go even slightly below.

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Yes, if you play a "natural" system. If there is "invitational" bids involved, you have to build a "feel" about when to invite, when to jump strait to a Game, when to accept/decline an invitation etc. Certainly you can have artificial sequences where you know whatever need to know (through your system of transfers, asking bids etc.). Zar Points give you a "strict" tool to HELP you with these decisions, rather than making a machine out of you :-)

 

ZAR

[Zar]

Hello:

 

Bellow is a message CLOSELY related to the Fine Tuning not only of Zar Points, but bidding systems in general.

 

The Offensive Bidding numbers for Zar Points have been posted to the main Zar Points thread “Zar Points – useful or waste of energy” while the defensive bidding once are in the “Competitive Bidding” thread for Zar Points.

 

IF you are interested, the corresponding numbers for:

 

- Goren offensive;

- Goren defensive;

- Milton (HCP) offensive;

- Milton (HCP) defensive;

 

are also available. They would enable you to “check” the probabilities against the overloading of the bids in your system – you might be surprised by the picture.

 

Let me know if this wouldn’t be “too much” for the purposes of this forum:

 

ZAR