[peppygal]

I have been awarded slightly more than 500 acbl points, but that does not make me an excellent player. However, I firmly believe a regular partnership can benefit both partners. Is there anyone here who would be interested in forming a regular partnership? It can be tested in one of the separate rooms, if preferred.

[Old York]

Hi all

You will probably hate me for saying this, but personally, I prefer to avoid regular partnerships. There are many reasons why I say this. First and foremost I think it is much more fun playing with as many people as possible. I have a sackful of Friends and only 2 Enemies (not bad going, huh?)

The main reason that I avoid serious, regular partnerships for competition is more a question of ethics. It is very easy to accidentally develop undisclosed partnership agreements. That may sound odd, but if you have ANY knowlege of your partner's "style" then you are on very dangerous ground.
A simple example: If you know that your partner is an overbidder or underbidder, it may seem quite normal to adapt your bids to compensate. This, however, is bordering on the unethical. In fact, if you believe that your partner is overbidding, you should never use this information, and should probably overbid too.
If your partner then sees that you are overbidding, they may be likely to be more cautious in future (reverse psychology?)

Regards
Tony

[P_Marlowe]

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[peppygal]

Tony, I believe in the most basic ethics in most people. And I believe that most people do not indulge in partnership agreements that are contrary to the ethics of this wonderful game. But thank you for taking time to think about my posting. Peppygal