Bridge in Oz

In the above discussions we are using 4NT by the asker as a signoff in the case where we are giving up on slam. This matters a lot with matchpoint scoring, where 5 of a minor earns a zero while everyone else is in notrump. However consider this auction: 1[sc] 2[sc] 4[sc] 4[ss] RKC; 0 or 3 key cards ...

Consider this situation. You have agreed on a minor suit as trumps. You are not playing any form of keycard ask other than 4NT as Roman Key Card Blackwood. You have extra values and think a slam is likely, but have only one key card and the trump queen. What will you do if you bid 4NT and the respon...

Thanks Peter. I don't hear anyone here talking about it.

Our local (Coffs Harbour) club secretary does periodically forward announcements of events in other cites to the members, but I've seen nothing about this one. I can only guess they were not asked to.

When you think about the vast universe of coincidences that might possibly occur but do not, the ones that do occur become less surprising.

You're welcome.

Tricks contracted for and taken over 6 Minors: 20 each Majors: 30 each Notrump: 40 for 1st and 30 for each additional If doubled or redoubled: multiply by 2 or 4 respectively If the result is 100 or more then it's a game, otherwise a partscore Overtricks Undoubled: 20 each for minors, 30 for majors...

When the opponents interfere over your artificial bid, you have two new steps available: double (or redouble), and pass. If the interference is a bid then they have also taken away one or more steps. We are interested in whether the net result is a loss of bidding space for the responses. What I sug...

By the way here's an amusing story that led me to adopt this Muiderberg variation with my normal partner.

You can now use the custom bbcodes ss, sh, sd and sc to generate the suit symbols for spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs respectively. For example this:
generates this:

West led the ♥K.

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See here for my favorite treatment of the 2C opening:

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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.