Talk:Bidding system

EHAA widespread?
The EHAA system is a fun topic, but it is not really in widespread use. The list of widespread natural systems probably should be reduced to only the other three. Paul 08:30, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Openness
As a bridge illiterate, I was surprised to learn about the openness of bidding systems (I had always assumed that the meaning of the bids was something you would have to learn by observing your opponents' play). It would be nice if there could be a little expansion on the subject, like how common such questions are in competitive play, and what penalties are applied if it should come to be known that the answer was incorrect. I am sure that, at lower club levels, there must be occasions when a player does not even know what his partner's bid meant, having forgotten some intricacy of the system used. Is that player penalized for this? -- Jao (talk) 10:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I found the answer to the second question at Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge – I don't know why I didn't look there to begin with. Still interested in knowing the frequency though. -- Jao (talk) 10:34, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Questioning one's opponents about the agreed meaning of their bids is routine at all levels of organised play, and probably occurs more often than not on any given deal. Yes, it does happen that a player does not know what his partner's bid means, either because he has forgotten the relevant agreement or because the bid is not covered by their agreements. If the former happens in a serious event, the director may send that player away from the table while his partner (the one who made the bid) explains it to the opponents. When the latter happens (as it commonly does), the player simply states that the partnership has no relevant agreement.

The reason for the openness of bidding systems is to preserve the analytical aspect of the game. If systems were secret, the game would become one of bluff and blind fighting. Also, systems that are deliberately unpredictable would have an advantage over normal or natural ones, which would mean that the game would not be playable by pick-up partnerships. 203.20.255.5 (talk) 07:51, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

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ACBL and relay systems
The ACBL no longer bans relay systems as such. Source: https://web2.acbl.org/documentLibrary/about/Convention-Charts.pdf 2603:7080:9800:5D71:15F4:DDA5:3C95:760C (talk) 13:26, 8 May 2024 (UTC)