"If there's a major or NT game to be made, the bidding will find it; if there isn't, and if the LTC looks good, why not bid the minor game?"
Oh yes, I'd agree with that. But I've spent a lot of time drumming in to people that (in general) when they have the prerequisites for game they should concentrate on bidding it, except that when partner opens 1C and you have an opening hand with 4C, your first thought should be "I wonder if we can make 3NT/4H/4S" not "ooh, I hope we can make game in clubs".
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Date: 2013-01-23 10:22 am (UTC)Oh yes, I'd agree with that. But I've spent a lot of time drumming in to people that (in general) when they have the prerequisites for game they should concentrate on bidding it, except that when partner opens 1C and you have an opening hand with 4C, your first thought should be "I wonder if we can make 3NT/4H/4S" not "ooh, I hope we can make game in clubs".