[palabreur]

When responding to 4NT (RKC) I learned that 5NT was an even number of keycards with an unspecified void. But zero keycards didn't count; with zero keycards, just respond "zero".

GIB seems to think zero is an adequate number of keycards to show that void; do other people like or dislike that treatment? Should it be changed?

Case in point:

http://tinyurl.com/3sovzjn

GIB showing (what I assumed was) 2 with a void, I figured the most likely void was hearts and leapt to the grand. In hindsight, perhaps I should have inferred from GIBeast's double that partner had zero keys. After some poor defense I had made it, en route to my second high score in the robot reward tourneys (13290)

[chasetb]

palabreur, on 2011-April-15, 17:39, said:

When responding to 4NT (RKC) I learned that 5NT was an even number of keycards with an unspecified void. But zero keycards didn't count; with zero keycards, just respond "zero".

GIB seems to think zero is an adequate number of keycards to show that void; do other people like or dislike that treatment? Should it be changed?

Case in point:

http://tinyurl.com/3sovzjn

GIB showing (what I assumed was) 2 with a void, I figured the most likely void was hearts and leapt to the grand. In hindsight, perhaps I should have inferred from GIBeast's double that partner had zero keys. After some poor defense I had made it, en route to my second high score in the robot reward tourneys (13290)

I hate GIB bidding 5NT with 0 keycards - I hate even more the fact that GIB didn't bid 4♦ instead of 3♠ with that garbage.