Talk:Bidding system

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[edit] 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)

[edit] 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#Mistaken bid or explanation – 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)