continuations after pattern completion

[foobar]

We haven't tried signing off in 4m yet, but I think this will be a very rare option after the terminator. It's a small side benefit.

 

Actually, a better way to see it might be to see the first step as a compressed QP ask. As a corollary, there shouldn't be an option to stop on a dime, especially the compressed ask, i.e, a change that goes along with it is that the second step should a terminator in the more classic sense of the term.

 

3H-Compressed QP ask

3S-Terminator

3N-RKC H

4C-RKC S

4D-RKC C

4H-RKC D

 

Note that another possibility is that use of the terminator when a compressed ask is available can be used to indicate that the relay captain is at the bottom end of the QP range and / or the hands don't mesh well. On marginal hands, the slave hand may use it as a hint on deciding whether to super accept.

[straube]

We're trying out grouping our two lowest QP possibilities into one response. For instance, for a positive response, our two lowest would be 6 or 7.

 

I've always disliked how grouping the two lowest could result in such absurdity as....

 

3D pattern completion

3H QP ask

3S 6 or 7

4C argh, I have to waste a step to continue

4D 6

4H argh, I want to sign off in 4H

 

We're trying these rules now and so far they seem to work...

 

Pattern ends at 3S or 3N

 

3N-is to play, but partner has the option to super-accept with 2 over base....except for a balanced hand of known range or a semipositive

4C-QP ask not interested in play in 4H

.....4D-two lowest

.....etc

4D-QP ask with interest in play in 4H

.....4H-two lowest

.....etc

4M-to play

.....super-accept requires 3 over base (because partner has shown disinterest in 2 over base)

4N-invitational

5m-to play

 

Pattern ends at 3H

 

3S-QP ask

.....3N-two lowest

..........4C-asks, not interested in play in 4H

...............4D-base

...............etc-zooming with base +1

..........4D-asks, interested in play in 4H

...............4H-base

...............zooming with base +1

..........4M-to play

..........4N-invitational

..........5m-to play

3N-to play

.....super-accepts with base +2 when allowed

etc-RKC HSCD

 

Pattern ends at 3D

 

3H-QP ask

.....3S-third lowest

..........3N-asking

.....3N-two lowest

..........4C-asking

..........4D-asking, interested in 4H play

..........4M-to play

..........etc

.....4C-fourth lowest

.....etc

3S-terminator

.....3N-accepting puppet

..........4m-to play

..........etc-to play

.....other-super-accepting base + 2 when allowed

etc-RKC HSCD

 

Pattern ends at 3C

 

As for 3D but a step lower. The two lowest still are shown at 3N

 

When RKCing, we're using 0314 for positive/strong slaves and 0, 1, 1 with Q, 2 for semipositive slaves