[cellist]

I have kibitzed a few BBO Individual tournaments, but never played any. My sense is there is hardly ever any discussion between the partners regarding bidding system, not even a "sayc pls, partner", or "4-way transfers", that kind of thing. Do the individual players assume some standard system? And what if one is only proficient in a single system (like me, and "proficient" may be rather generous )? Would I be better off to just ont play in an Individual Tourney? I saw on message thread that discussed a "sayc-only" individual tourney. Are there ever any of these?

Thanks.

[Free]

you dont play individual tourneys to win, or to be angry at your partner. you just play it for fun, to meet people,... i always asume we play sayc, but as i said in another thread, you can get funny stuff if your partner asumes we play his card (for whatever reason). I try to look at partner's card, and play 2/1 if possible, but i had one who agreed to play 2/1, pointed himself out as expert, and the bidding went 1♥-2♣-2♦-2♠-pass (!!!) I just made it in a 3-2 fit, but we missed 7♦ because of partner's bidding. so these days i dont even mind to try 2/1 in individuals...

[Trpltrbl]

Playing in Indi's are a lot of fun. I try to play my pd's stats but so do my pd's sometimes which then have me playing sayc and my pd plays 2/1, lots of fun.
And as for the SAYC only tourneys I think that was my thread. I am still trying to figure out a way to post a CC for all players to use. Maybe I just put it on a website and people can download it from there.

Mike

[bearmum]

Trpltrbl, on Jan 31 2004, 05:07 PM, said:

And as for the SAYC only tourneys I think that was my thread. I am still trying to figure out a way to post a CC for all players to use. Maybe I just put it on a website and people can download it from there.

Mike 

are you talking about Standard American Yellow Card (the REAL SAYC) or what MOST folks CALL SAYC?? -- which SHOULD be called "Standard American"

[sceptic]

I thought Fred put up BBO basic and BBO advanced systems for casual partnerships, I may be wrong (it has never happened before, but there is always a first time)

[Gweny]

Ah ... indi tournaments... This is cool format if you look at this as learning experience. What better test exist to see how good you adapt to other people playing/bidding styles?

tee hee yes you are correct - ask what you play first rather than assume who card is in play :-)