[blml] why no convention card?

[Robert Geller]

>it's not the problem as it was initially proposed in this thread. it was 
>actually a question of forgotten agreement and not undiscussed bid.
>the quote:
>"We are bidding away toward slam and I bid 4NT RKC only to realise i had 
>no idea which version we were playing.  Its on the CC but I cant look at 
>that while bidding.  Pd replies 5C's and i bid 5D's queen ask (hearts 
>agreed) when LHO asks what the 4NT was, the 5C's and the 5D's."

I understand what the problem is.  But I'm not sure you do.
You forgot your agreement, so you don't know what pard's 
response means.   But the oppts can look at the convention card
and see what you've agreed.  Just tell them you forgot.

Of course the fact that you forgot is UI to partner, but no problem.
He just has to accept whatever decision, 5, or 6 or 7, that
you arrive at.   

So what's the problem?  I can't imagine that any director in any
country of the world would object to your telling the oppts you 
forgot, but look at my cc.

Also, unless we're talking about sheer beginners, I can't imagine
any oppts who would ask what's 4NT and so on till
after the auction is over.  This just seems to be a contrived way 
to gin up an unrealistic problem for the sake of discussion itself.....

-Bob


 

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Robert (Bob) Geller,     Tokyo, Japan        geller at nifty.com