tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181380552290465298.post8999151429255422430..comments2024-03-14T18:02:56.265-04:00Comments on Robin's Bridge Blog: Two golden rules of biddingPhasmidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870140728729031615noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181380552290465298.post-79930721325777853492012-05-28T23:49:50.661-04:002012-05-28T23:49:50.661-04:00Many players have these reservations about Minorwo...Many players have these reservations about Minorwood. I know it can cause confusion at times. A legitimate issue is whether or not 4m can be both trump-agreeing and keycard-asking when the bidder has not supported the minor previously. I vote for yes, but I understand the nay-sayers. But many of the misunderstandings arise in competitive auctions where the rule of declare-before-game should guide the players concerned.<br />Your examples, Jeff, of the anonymous player's all-encompassing usages of minorwood are, frankly, bizarre.Phasmidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870140728729031615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181380552290465298.post-21779558194893147802012-05-28T17:23:27.993-04:002012-05-28T17:23:27.993-04:00I echo Dave's comment about minorwood (althoug...I echo Dave's comment about minorwood (although I am not sure I follow the problem with Smolen). I recall one former partner who frequently announced before the opening lead that I had forgotten to alert a minorwood call. I hadn't forgotten; I just thought the call was announcing a possible trump suit!<br /><br />I was thinking of Dave's comment, when hearing from a (particularly intransigent) experienced player who was arguing during dinner at a recent tournament that opener's 4D call was minorwood, in this auction:<br />1H-(1S)-Dbl-(P)-4D!<br /><br />And that same player, amazingly, thought that responder's 4C call was minorwood in this auction: 3C-(P)-4C!. (This happened a year ago.)<br /><br />I am fine, with proper partnership agreements, on playing kickback (a substitute often for minorwood) ... but as far as minorwood, I would just as soon keep it off my convention card.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402419741923703786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181380552290465298.post-68585629872567669642012-04-27T17:51:43.110-04:002012-04-27T17:51:43.110-04:00South thought that it was Minorwood in search of s...<i>South thought that it was Minorwood in search of slam</i><br /><br />If players took minorwood off their convention card, they wouldn't be much worse off as it's incorrectly used so often. Ditto with Smolen.Memphis MOJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653631347560307425noreply@blogger.com