wbartley Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 The term "twice rebiddable" should be replaced with "rebiddable" in pretty much every situation in which it is used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broze Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 The term "twice rebiddable" should be replaced with "rebiddable" in pretty much every situation in which it is used. Agreed. In fact even "rebiddable" is bad. We should be entitled to the definition of what makes a suit "rebiddable" for the robot as it must meet some precise criterion no? Lack of full disclosure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Agreed. In fact even "rebiddable" is bad. We should be entitled to the definition of what makes a suit "rebiddable" for the robot as it must meet some precise criterion no? Lack of full disclosure. https://www.bridgebase.com/doc/gib_descriptions.php biddable 5+ cards, or 4 cards + 3 of 5 honors or Ace or Kingrebiddable biddable + 1 cardtwice rebiddable rebiddable + 1 cardstrong rebiddable twice rebiddable with 4 of 5 honors or AKQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broze Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 https://www.bridgebase.com/doc/gib_descriptions.php Ah great, thanks. How did you find this out of interest? It would be good if BBO made it more accessible. As far as I can see you can't access it from the homepage and it's not listed in the GIB system notes (which to be honest are not very accurate anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 I think I just found it by Googling the first time (or linked from a past forum post). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbartley Posted October 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 My comment specifically refers to the fact that almost every time the explanation is "twice rebiddable" the hand in question is just rebiddable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhasbeen Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Not only is the wording bad, but it is inaccurate, and the list is long. I take it we are talking about when you run your cursor over the help bubble during the bidding. For example: "Forcing to 3NT" after partner has already passed. If you take it mean forcing to game, the robot will sometimes pass short of game. This doesn't only happen after passed partner. But more than anything, I find them hard to understand. Does anyone know where there is a chart that explains their meanings? That would help a lot. When descriptions are separated by ";" does it mean that each one is only a possibility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Ah great, thanks. How did you find this out of interest? It would be good if BBO made it more accessible. As far as I can see you can't access it from the homepage and it's not listed in the GIB system notes (which to be honest are not very accurate anyway).At the beginning of the GIB System Notes there's a link that says: Click here for help understanding these explanations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbartley Posted October 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 https://www.bridgebase.com/doc/gib_descriptions.php Here's a hilarious example of the exact opposite variety. The auction goes, P-P-1D-1S-2H-2S-5D and the explanation of the 5D bid is 11-21 HCP. Biddable diamonds. 12-22 total points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 You are right about twice rebiddable, but sorry I don't think it's a priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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