From: The Most Important Thing You Do Today[SMTP:brian.kennedy@utoronto.ca] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 1997 5:57 PM To: Polonius Cc: Knobular of Planet Q; PiggleGack; The Evil Butt-Pirate; WundaMuffin'; Goth Wanna-be; Guillaume; WONDERGERBIL savior to millions; TNoooooooo Subject: FYI: Bridge bidding Styles >From the manual to the game Bridge Olympiad American Standard ----------------- 1c, 1d 13-21 pts, 4 trumps 1h, 1s 13-21 pts, 5 trumps 1n 16-18 pts, average 2c 22 or more pts 2d,2h,2s (weak2) 6-12 pts, 6 trumps 2n 22-24 pts, average 3 any suit 7-12 pts, 7 trumps response to 1 in suit: pass 5 pts or less 1n 6-11 pts different suit 6 or more pts, 4 trumps same suit 6-11 pts, 3 or 4 trumps jump raise 12 or more pts, 4 trumps response to 1n: pass 7 or less pts 2c stayman 2d,2h,2s 0-6 pts, 5 trumps 2n 8 or 9 pts Natural ------- same as American Standard except 1 in any suit -> 13-21 pts, 4 trumps Precision ------- 1c 16 or more pts 1d 11-15 pts, 4 diamonds 1h,1s 11-15 pts, 5 trumps 1n 13-15 pts, average 2c 11-15 pts, 4 clubs 2d,2h,2s (weak 2) 6-12 pts, 6 trumps 2n 22-24 pts, average 3 in suit 7-12 pts, 7 trumps response to 1c: 1d 0-7 pts, 1H 1s 8+ pts, 5 trumps 1n 8-12 pts, average 2c, 2d 8 or more pts, 5 trumps 2n 13-15 pts, average response to 1 in a suit: pass 5 or less pts 1n 8-12 pts different suit 8 or more pts, 4 trumps same suit 8-12 pts, 3 or 4 trumps jump raise 13 or more pts, 4 trumps response to 1n: pass 9 or less pts 2c stayman 2d,2h,2s 0-9 pts, 5 trumps 2n 10 or 11 pts -Bri.K. So, an Englishman, an Irishman, an Australian, a priest, a bishop, a rabbit, a horse and a cat all walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and says 'What is this, a joke?'