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Balanced minimum?

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Posted 2012-February-09, 19:31

2NT is explained as "Balanced minimum..." Since North is a passed hand, it looks more like a balanced maximum to me... Btw, I also think that included those words in the description is a waste of space.
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Posted 2012-February-11, 23:00

The rule doesn't distinguish passed vs non-passed hands -- it's the same 10-12 HCP in either case. I agree with you that the label isn't appropriate for this rule, "Balanced invite" would probably be better. We like to include descriptive terminology like this when we can, rather than leaving it all up to the point and suit details.

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Posted 2012-October-21, 00:16

It's still a balanced invite, not a balanced minimum...
I guess I'm supposed to bid 3♠ to accept the game invite and find the 4-4 spade fit...
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Posted 2012-October-24, 07:21

Corrected to ".. invite", than ".. minimum".
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