[jm02130]

It seems to me that the robots decide, from time to time, to just screw people. Maybe they don't like the cut of my jib. Or maybe they are extracting additional table fees.

So here is the latest insanity. I hold xx, AKJxx, void, AK10xxxx. 1d on my left, 3d on my right. I overcall 3h. (Proper bid is 4c, but I know from experience that if I subsequently bid hearts, the robot will never figure my clubs to be longer than my hearts.) 4d on my left, pass, pass, I bid 5c, pass, 7h by robot, p,p,p.
Robot has: Qxxxx, Q109x, x, J9x.

Did my 5c bid somehow convey first round control of both spades and diamonds? Gee, I thought it meant clubs. These idiotic jumps to 7 by the robots have to be fixed. This isn't the first time.

[smerriman]

Yeah, bidding freely to the 5 level shows a ridiculous number of points with GIB. More often comes up when you bid unusual 2NT and then try to sacrifice in 5 of the minor, which shows about 28 points I believe.

[johnu]

jm02130, on 2020-June-10, 16:40, said:

These idiotic jumps to 7 by the robots have to be fixed. This isn't the first time.

It's only been happening for the last 20 years or so. Expect a fix real soon, or maybe not

[pilowsky]

I bet it was the North robot. I've had my eye on him for a while now.

[SMN0]

If you've used Blackwood after the robot bids its suit, the robot will pull any attempted signoff to its bid suit no matter what (e.g. 1D - P - 1S -P, 2D - P - 4NT -P, 5H - P - 6S - P, 7D by the robot).