[Gerben42]

So let me get this straight. You can bring written defences to the table even to MidChart methods that do not require a prepared defence (since they are starred on the MC?)

So I can bring my "great book of defences" and look what we play against say 1NT (2♦ = ♥ or ♠)?

[paulg]

jdonn, on Apr 19 2006, 09:28 PM, said:

Barmar and bid_em_up are wrong, at least in the ACBL you may look at your own defense to such methods during the auction

from http://www.acbl.org/...seDataBase.html look at the very end of this early paragraph

"This database contains approved defenses to methods permitted under the ACBL Mid-Chart. When playing in an event governed by the ACBL Mid-Chart, you may refer, during the bidding and/or play, to any defense contained herein to a Mid-Chart method being used by your opponents (you may also refer to your own defensive method)."

Unfortunately this is ambiguous - does the comment about your own defensive method apply only as an alternative to a Defense Database method (so Gerben can leave his BIG book at home) or to any Mid Chart permissable convention (BIG book required) ?

p

[barmar]

Since the Defense Database is specific to Mid-Chart conventions, I don't think the ambiguity you refer to exists. You're only allowed to refer to your own or opponent-provided defenses to Mid-Chart methods, you aren't allowed to refer to defenses to GCC methods.