[sceptic]

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

 -     Pass  Pass  1♦
 Pass  1♥    1NT   2♥
 2♠    Pass  Pass  3♦
 Pass  3♥    3♠    Dbl
 Pass  Pass  Pass  


how do you bid game?

[han]

3SX is game, which other game would you like to get to? (I wouldn't mind stopping below 4S with the EW hands, and NS have no game as far as I can see.)


South bid her hand 3 times, at least once too many.

[mikeh]

I'm sorry: I must be missing something here: EW are in 3♠ doubled, making an overtrick and you want EW to bid game?

I think the NS auction stinks. I can live with 2♥ if NS don't play support doubles, but the 3♦ is bad and the double obscene. I guess it is South, not North, at whom I am upset

As for ew reaching game, the only hope (for me) would be had west overcalled 1♠, but I think I'd like to swap the ♠7 for the ♠9 before doing so: I like texture in my four card overcalls and this is just too light for me, but it is close. If west overcalls, then East may leap to game.

I would not be the least worried about missing a game in which we have perfect fits and on which we still require a 3-2 trump split, with the K onside, and no early ♣ ruff (which might be two ♣ ruffs with a trump or two still to lose).

Give N KJ9x Q10xxx xxx x and south x Jxx AKQxx Axxx and they might still bid the same way. Now I doubt that you'd be posting, asking how to reach game