Please suggest an auction

[Vampyr]

Many people have suggested Exclusionary Blackwood in opener's suit. This bid was chosen in the other room, and there they played.

[Cyberyeti]

Many people have suggested Exclusionary Blackwood in opener's suit. This bid was chosen in the other room, and there they played.

 

Don't play exclusion if you don't have firm rules about when a bid is exclusion, what was the auction ?

[Vampyr]

Don't play exclusion if you don't have firm rules about when a bid is exclusion, what was the auction ?

 

I'm afraid I don't know.

[Zelandakh]

For your system how about:

 

1♣ - 1♠;

2♣ - 2♥;

2NT - 3♦;

3♠ - 4♥;

4NT - 5♠;

6♠?

 

It is also always an option to treat a 2245 hand as balanced.

 

You asked about other methods too - for my system the auction might go:

 

1♦ = max 17, 4+ diamonds, unbal

... - 1♥ = INV+ relay

1♠ = min without 4 spades (unless 4441/4450)

... - 1NT = GF relay

2♣ = 4+ clubs

... - 2♦ = relay

2NT = 4♦5♣

... - 3♣ = relay

3♥ = 2245

... - 3♠ = relay

4♥ = 5 controls

... - 4♠ = relay

5♥ = controls in all suits except hearts

... - 6♠

[fromageGB]

I am in awe of people like Zel and Phil here who can remember complicated systems with relays. With strong NT and Twalsh (we count a 2245 as balancedish) West does not get a chance to show long clubs, so 5♣ is an exclusion ace ask where we would not do that if it was opener's suit. Lucky I suppose. Simply :

1♣ 1♥(spades)

1♠(2 or 3, 12-14ish) 3♥(better than GF, long suits (1♣ 2♦ would be mere GF 55xx))

3♠(agreement) 4♣(serious one-under denial cue)

4♦ 5♣(exclusion)

5♥(2 keycards) 5NT(kings? he may have the king of diamonds as well)

6♠(none - clubs are still excluded)