[lamford]

barmar, on 2013-May-03, 10:33, said:

The computer that manages the auction recognizes situations where UI is likely to be transmitted, and preemptively prompts the player for their plan.

The player would best reply that he would look at the whole auction every time. Your approach, in this example, effectively makes the opening bid of 1♥ UI to the 2NT bidder throughout the auction, because, even if he notices it on subsequent rounds, you will claim that he might not have done so except for the UI.

[barmar]

lamford, on 2013-May-05, 16:49, said:

The player would best reply that he would look at the whole auction every time.

IIRC, the computer required you to enter a call, so an answer like that would not be possible.

[lamford]

barmar, on 2013-May-05, 20:23, said:

IIRC, the computer required you to enter a call, so an answer like that would not be possible.

I presume that you would only be required to enter a call at your turn. In which case, the sensible player would do so based on the whole auction. In this example, the player would select 3NT and, on the next turn, Pass, just as he did in the real world. There are examples where UI prevents you using AI, but the actual auction must always be AI. Otherwise someone would just say, "I can't explain why I bid 2NT, but I DID see the opening bid."

[barmar]

lamford, on 2013-May-06, 03:15, said:

I presume that you would only be required to enter a call at your turn.

You enter normal calls at your turn, but it asks you for a planned bid earlier, when it detects that UI is likely to be transmitted, so it can tell that you do the same thing with the UI that you would have without it.

I think it only came up once in the book. And it's kind of a fantasy. Maybe you should read the book, it's fun.

[lamford]

barmar, on 2013-May-06, 07:52, said:

You enter normal calls at your turn, but it asks you for a planned bid earlier, when it detects that UI is likely to be transmitted, so it can tell that you do the same thing with the UI that you would have without it.

I think it only came up once in the book. And it's kind of a fantasy. Maybe you should read the book, it's fun.

I have ordered it. Thanks for the recommendation.