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Convention HELP
Game try

Source

 

Signatures

  • Green = Opposition
  • Blue = First bid from our side
  • RED = Responds from our side
  • Purple = Openers rebids
  • #Black = System link
Examples
1© open

1©-2©=6-10HcP,3+cd

  • Pass=No game
  • 2ª=Game try,MAXIMUM,help suit
  • 2ª-3©=minimum,NoS-fit
  • 2ª-3ª=MAXIMUM,S:4cd
  • 2ª-4©=MAXIMUM,S:4cd
  • 2NT=Game try
  • 2NT-3§¨=Single/void
  • 2NT-3©=minimum
  • 2NT-3ª=Single/void
  • 2NT-3NT=MAXIMUM,4333
  • 3§¨=Game try, MAXIMUM,help suit
  • 3§-3©=minimum,No C-fit
  • 3§-4©=MAXIMUM,C:4cd
  • 3¨-3©=minimum,No D-fit
  • 3¨-4©=MAXIMUM,D:4cd
  • 3©=Game try,MAXIMUM
  • 3©-Pass=minimum
  • 3©-4©=MAXIMUM
  • 4©=MAX+dist.value

1ª open

1ª-2ª=6-10HcP,3+cd

  • Pass=No game
  • 2NT=Game try
  • 2NT-3§¨=Single/void
  • 2NT-3©=minimum
  • 2NT-3ª=Single/void
  • 2NT-3NT=MAXIMUM,4333
  • 3§¨©=Game try, MAXIMUM,help suit
  • 3§-3ª=minimum,NoC-fit
  • 3§-4ª=MAXIMUM,C:4cd
  • 3¨-3ª=minimum,No D-fit
  • 3¨-4ª=MAXIMUM,D:4cd
  • 3©-3ª=minimum,NoH-fit
  • 3©-4©ª=MAXIMUM,H:4cd
  • 3ª=Game try,MAXIMUM
  • 3ª-Pass=minimum
  • 3ª-4ª=MAXIMUM
  • 4ª=MAX+dist.value
Description

This is an example from Precision but 'game try' is useful in any system.

Please note - the approach here is a bit different to that advocated in 2-way game try.