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From: patpowerss...@gmail.com

Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 20:04:05 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Fri, May 16 2008 11:04 pm

Subject: Re: new suit forcing

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On May 15, 11:50 am, "Tim Brown" <timothybrow...@verizon.net> wrote:

> I apologize for a beginners question, but.. My wife and I disagree on when a
> new suit should be forcing. I prefer a new suit to be forcing when it has a
> higher rank (S over H), and not forcing when a lower rank (C over H). I also
> don't like any forces against an overcall. My wife prefers all new suits
> forcing. What is best.

In an uncontested auction then new suit forcing is a simple rule that
works quite well. The system I play has a few exceptions that seldom
arise so I'd stick with new suit forcing.

With overcalls I don't know a simple rule. Certainly the first
overcall is never forcing, if you want to force then double or cue
bid. One hard case is the responding to the first overcall when RHIO
passes. Take (1D) 1S 2C. Is that 2C forcing or not? Or should it
be (1D) 1S 3C that is forcing? Or should the only forcing response
be a cue bid? Is that forcing for one round or to game?

I'll take a stab at a simple rule for contested auctions. New suit is
forcing unless both opponents are showing cards.

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