[blml] GK&E (was: alertability) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Wayne Burrows]

On 27/01/07, richard.hills at immi.gov.au <richard.hills at immi.gov.au> wrote:
> ABF Alert regulation (slightly paraphrased):
>
> >>The principle the player must follow is to disclose
> >>as much as the player can, and as comprehensibly
> >>as the player can.
>
> Jerry Fusselman:
>
> >Do you really have the 20 minutes per bid that it
> >would require for someone to actually uphold this?
> >No, this wording cannot really work.
>
> Richard Hills:
>
> West's explanation               East's explanation
>
> Relay, asking me to              Shortness in hearts
> describe further
>
> Relay, asking me to              3-1-5-4 shape
> describe further
>
> Relay, asking me to              3 controls (A=2, K=1)
> describe further
>
> Signoff, but showing
> extra strength, since
> East could have bid 4S
> one round earlier
>
>
> If a complicated system such as Symmetric Relay can be
> succinctly but comprehensibly explained, then no way is
> 20 minutes per bid needed for simpler systems.
>

In many ways Symmetric Relay is a simple system since especially in
relay auctions the bids have very precise meanings.  This is not
always the case in standard systems where there is much more room for
variation and judgement.  And when that variation and judgement is
known from agreement or experience it needs to be disclosed.

Wayne