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From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
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Subject: Re: Bidding problem
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Date: Sun, 21-Aug-83 19:45:51 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 21 19:45:51 1983
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My father and I had to work out what we would do if we came to the
conclusion that a given hand was either 'lay down' or 'virtually
unmakable'. We kept stats on about 400 of those hands, and discovered
that you lose more points by NOT bidding than by bidding cautiously!
Perhaps 400 was too small a set, but we were getting awfully tired
of writing it all down. The exception, is of course, if cautiously
you can make game, or a rubber, or something which has more value
than the extra points 'below the line'.  

Do other people's experience agree with this? In practice, it may
be too late for either my father or myself. My mother and my brother
both play cautiously. Father and I find playing with them less
fun than playing with each other (though more of a challenge. Do
you always bid a little high if you know your partner is bidding
low?). 

Father and I tend to beat my mother and my brother. Of course,
we also remember exactly which cards have been laid down, and
father can even remember the exact order (I'm not that good yet)
which contributes to our success.

laura creighton
utzoo!utcsstat!laura