[Andy_L]

Just my opinion... but am I the only one? When GIB's initial bid (and sometimes rebid) is defined as a minimum holding... How many times have you been disappointed to see GIB's HCP are Q's and J's only? GIB seems to treat the following HCP holdings all the same: QJJJ, QQJ, KQ... QQJJ, QJJJJ, AQ... QQJJJ, AK, AQJ, AJJJ, KQQ, KQJJ. I believe a human player would devalue his HCP holding when it is all Quacks, seems GIB does not. Likewise singleton or doubleton holdings that include a Q or J in a suit not bid by partner are especially subject to being devalued as a component of total HCP holding.

[losercover]

I devalaute my hand when it has worthless points. I can evaluate my hand using losers and cover cards when I respond to the robot and it works fine. Raw points are valuable in notrump contracts. Aces and spaces is not a good nt hand.

As far as the robots go, there bidding stinks for too many reasons to mention and I've played in over 1000 robot tournaments.