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Rollover descriptions seems to need fixing

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Posted 2011-November-01, 12:33

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No complaint about the bid, but the rollover description is completely wrong. Have observed the same in spades.
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Posted 2011-November-01, 15:47

The problem is that GIB doesn't have a good way of describing bids that have multiple, disjoint meanings. You raise a preempt to game EITHER because you have a weak hand with good support and you're increasing the preempt (that's the LAW), OR because you have a strong hand and at least an 8-card fit. The description then becomes the lowest common denominator of both rules: you have to have at least 2 trumps (if you have a strong hand) and at least 4 points (if you have good trump support). And it also mentions "The Law" because this description is attached to one of the matching bidding rules.
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