[blml] Positronic brain

[Alain Gottcheiner]

At 15:28 11/10/2006 +0200, Sven Pran wrote:

>Why couldn't it be that he was on the edge of selecting an even stronger
>opening bid? We can tell that his opening bid was not clear cut, but we
>cannot immediately tell in what way he had a choice. So can (and cannot) his
>partner.

There could be usable UI, though.

Say you hold : xx -  Axxx - x - AQxxxx
And the bidding goes : ...2C - 2D - 3S, showing a strong spade bid (6 cards).

YMMV, but I'd say the slam will be a good proposition if and only if 
partner holds a solid suit (and enough playing strength). Or change my 
example to any case where partner having a solid suit would be essential.
However, partner won't usually have this, because he wasn't sure he had a 
2C bid. No, he will not have more than a normal Acol 2-bid, because with 
that *and* a solid suit, most partners will decide to open the stronger 
version (I suppose it is 2D in Herman's system).

Best regards,

    Alain.