Re: OT: Whoopee!

"****sche_Dan" <****sche.Dan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
news:1157448217.694930.10510@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

> Translation: Look how smart I am!
> 

Some people don't see reality that well.


That the small number of club players did not choose to invest the time 
needed to create and learn effective countermeasures for a system they 
would only see for 2-3 hands in that one game is not surprising. This does

not mean the system is superior. Just that it is not obvious how to defend

against it. 

Also, without detailed knowledge of the WHOLE system, it hard to draw 
inferences on defense. Even if he worked hard to provide complete 
explanations of all his bids and the inferences from the non-bids, 
opponents may have had less inforamtion that he did about the meaning of 
the auction and were handicapped by this. The same applies in competitive 
auctions.

This is not at all uncommon when playing against unfamiliar systems. We
can 
try for full disclosure but it is hard to achieve. 

If he really likes his system so much, he should post it somewhere. And 
provide his opponents with system notes in advance.

OB