Bridge in Oz

Given you play a multi 2D, one fun thing you can do is play 2C weak diamonds or strong. Then 2H as the immediate double negative, 2D waiting and everything else as per a natural 2D weak 2. If partner bids 2D waiting, then 2H can be kokish as normal. I started playing this to mastermind a future part...

I do like a 14-16 1NT, but my partners mostly don't. Often though I'll "upgrade" 14 with a decent 5-card suit. :) Why don't they like it? 1NT auctions are normally quite good because they are tightly defined and structured, pre-empt opponents and moving to 14-16 doubles the frequency of t...

We did this a lot - playing a 14-16 NT or a 11-13 NT. The only problem is it has such a huge impact through the rest of your system it is a huge amount of memory load for a pretty minimal advantage. The range I suggest is 10-13 HCP, which will come up often. A 5-card major is permitted with 5-3-3-2 ...

I've seen a lot of people play that the accept shows exactly 3 cards, which seems to have a lot of utility (though, that said, I play the transfer acceptance shows a weak NT or 3 card support and no-where else to go, so I can play a 14-16 NT). I think if you play the transfer accept is the weak NT, ...