[epeeist]

I don't think the BBO software allows it, so are there any f2f games (esp. in North America) which has duplicate scoring in partscore situations? Instead of just, vulnerable/not vulnerable? It would, I would think, be interesting to have a situation in which partscore bidding was tested.

[pigpenz]

i have thought of running a game and not telling people, where i loaded up all the hands and they were all partscores and no one knew it, now we would really see some matchpoint action

[Double !]

pigpenz, on Jul 26 2005, 12:16 PM, said:

i have thought of running a game and not telling people, where i loaded up all the hands and they were all partscores and no one knew it, now we would really see some matchpoint action

What a great idea, I mean it!

See how long people can endure and maintain discipline before feeling that there must be some games (or slams) to bid, and that they have been underbidding. I also think that such a game would be helpful/ instructional for some players to see how other players handle invitational as well as competitive situations. This might even turn into a contest of sorts between 1) the so-called "bashers" who just bid the game and hope to make it or get a defensive error, and the more scientific (not sure that's the correct term) bidders who would employ various game tries, as well as between 2) those who use a more constructive approach as opposed to those who use more pre-emption in their bidding (more of the trend these days).

[tooncestdc]

I think he is referring to rubber-style bridge where one side already has a partscore. I've never heard of duplicate bridge played rubber-style where one side already has a partscore.

[hrothgar]

pigpenz, on Jul 26 2005, 08:16 PM, said:

i have thought of running a game and not telling people, where i loaded up all the hands and they were all partscores and no one knew it, now we would really see some matchpoint action

I'd go ballistic if i found out that the TD was played games like this...
When I sign up for a bridge tournament, I expect to be playing in a bridge tournament.

[epeeist]

pigpenz, on Jul 26 2005, 12:16 PM, said:

i have thought of running a game and not telling people, where i loaded up all the hands and they were all partscores and no one knew it, now we would really see some matchpoint action

While I would (I think...) enjoy this also, my question was, as tooncestdc noted, whether there was such a thing (presumably face-to-face) as a duplicate tournament in which, instead of being simply "NS vul" or "EW vul" or "All NV" or "All vul" there might also be "NS vul and 60 below" or "EW not vul 40 below vs. NS vul" or whatever. Or bidding quizzes/contests in which instead of just being vul/not vul. there are partscore situations.

If not, it seems to me that a huge area of bidding is being "neglected". Forcing people to deal with different situations which are possible in rubber bridge, from which duplicate bridge is derived. If both sides have 40 below and someone opens 2 spades, is that weak, or sacrifice against opponent partscore which would give game, or equivalent of an opening 4 spade bid (but because partscore only bid 2 spades), or what?