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Kayleen
Kayleen
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Add your name if you would like to, thanks!

Abba............... yes, also call p off 6 (or if have suit will call p off with best suit at 7 call)
AJ47............... yes
Al1.................. only if i'm the first to bid but otherwise no
Alexander....... yes
Allen................ no
Anders............ yes
Andrew2 ........ yes
Andrew5......... no
Angie............... sometimes
Annetta .......... no
Annscotslass. use it to call p off 6 if have nothing better
Auburn............ yes
Ben7................ no
Benno.............. no
Bluebook.......... no
Brad................. not usually
Brendan........... no
Brian2.............. yes
Candy.............. yes
Cass................ yes, also call off 6 and very occasionally to call 7 spades
Cat................... yes
ChrisG............. yes
Christine.......... sometimes
Clover
Court ...............Use 7 spades to call partner off 6nt, and use it for misere. If I want spades I will go 8.
Craig................ no
Dave2.............. yes
Dazza
Dee.................. yes and 7 sp if have in hand
Djcoops
Dr. Feelgood.... no
Ecru................. yes, also call off 6 - but rarely
Fe.................... no
Flippa............... no
Fly.................... not usually
Gabriella.......... yes and call off 6
Gary................ yes
Giorgio............. no
Grumma........... yes
Harleigh........... yes
Hiiiii.................. only if I open the bidding
Jenny2
Jess................ sometimes
Jexter.............. no, but use 7 spades to call p off 6 call
John2............... no
Julie................. sometimes
Kanga.............. yes-If i want spades usually risk 8 call but usually rely on transition of calls so dont use 7 sp very often
Kathy2 ............ yes
Kayleen........... no
Kevin3............. sometimes do
Kiwigirl............ yes
Kym................. no
LadyLuck........ usually do
Larry2............. no
Lau................. yes
Lil2.................. no
Louise............. yes
Loulu............... no
Mak................ sometimes
Melissa........... no
Mike5.............. yes
Mish................ yes
Pat.................. no
Patrick............ yes
Pembas........... no
Peter5............. yep normally
Quindog.......... no
Rahrah........... no
Rat................. usually do
Redterror ...... Mosty - no - but sometimes will call 6 NT for misere
RobbieLad...... 7spades, call off or misere
Ros................ sometimes do
Salty.............. no
Scissors........ yes mostly, unless I bid 6 spades first
Scorpion........ no, will call p off 6 with it
Sharon........... yes
Sir Tiltalot....... yes always, unless calling off p on a 6 call
Slinky Malinki.. yes
Slip................. no
Snake............. no, but occasionally
Spock............. no
Steve2........... yes, unless 7 spades
StevieG.......... no (only bid 7 spades for strength or call off - safe to leave me on it)
Stripes............ yes
Summer.......... no
Tee................. yes always straight up & to call p off 6 if I have crap and can't call another suit
The 4th........... no
The Joker....... yes
The Phantom.. use 7 spades to call partner off 6nt, and use it for misere. If I want spades I will go 8.
Toby............... yes
Tom................. yes I call 7s for misere
Trevor............ no
Twilight........... usually do
Von................ yes
Walshy........... yes, as call off 6 also
Wayne............ no
Wendi............. yes
Justin
Justin
(member)
Good post Kayleen...

For me - no, but use 7 spades to call p off 6 call
Kiwigirl
Kiwigirl
(member)
Yes
Auburn
Auburn
(member)
Auburn - YES

And, 9 Spades for Open Misere. Thank you, Fe.
Toby
Toby
(member)
Yes
Scorpion
Scorpion
(member)
No.......will call p off 6 with it
Abba
Abba
(member)
I also use 7 spades for a call off when my partner called a 6 call. I will call 7 sp straight up when I want misere. I will call my best suit at the 7 call. To confuse you even more, sometimes I don't call the ace I have in my hand as I want to know where aces are and bird as I would have a very good hand Hope that makes sense.
StevieG
StevieG
(member)
I dont call 7spades for mis. Sometimes I sneak there using 7spades(if i have a ok spades) but I wont mind being left on it when bidding it if its obviously not a call off an ace or bird. (ie my P bids 6hearts, opp bids 6nt, and I bid 7spades)
7 spades after a partners ace or bird call could be strength or a call off, but never is it soley for mis with me.

And to make things more confusing, I sometimes sneak to mis with a 6nt call, hoping my P will call me off it and i can take mis (so beware if i hit mis after 6nt that I may not have the bird). I do try to limit this as much as possible though.

So really If I bid 7spades as either strength or a call off and my P has rubish, it is safe to leave me on it (140 is cheap if we have rubish)
Kayleen
Kayleen
(member)
Oops sorry StevieG - ChrisG???? haha!

Is what I've added suffice or not? Wow I thought Abba's response was a long one!
Tee
Tee
(member)
Yes always str8 up, also to call p off 6 if i have crap and can't call another suit.

BUT....depending on the score I might call 6nt to get misere (when I know the bids are going to be high and the opposition needs to block - or close to it. This is a good spanner in the works for the opposition considering 8 or higher if I "say" I have the bird.
Ahr, One of the better player that used to play on this site - "Daffy" used to love tactics like that.
Cass
Cass
(member)
I do and use it as a call off, and very occassionally use it to call 7 spades ahaha
Allen
Allen
(member)
No i dont
Allen
Allen
(member)
Infact i like trevors way of calling thats how it used to be maybe im old school
Slip
Slip
(member)
Not me. Only 9 spades for open, and only if I'm desperate!
Kanga
Kanga
(member)
Yes-If i want spades usually risk 8 call
but usually rely on transition of calls
so dont use 7 sp very often
AL1
AL1
(member)
Only if im the first to bid but otherwise no. im not a real misere fan, but i spose it is apart of the game here :)
Slinky Malinki
Slinky Malinki
(member)
7 sp for misere
9 for open
Brian2
Brian2
(member)
Yes
Andrew5
Andrew5
(member)
LOL i dont call at all hows that
The 4th
The 4th
(member)
Sir Tiltalot DOES
Giorgio
Giorgio
(member)
No
Kayleen
Kayleen
(member)
Still some gaps need filling, thank you
Andrew5
Andrew5
(member)
So if u have the bird and nothen else how u let your p know u have it with out sending the wrong message
Craig
Craig
(member)
6nt means exactly that. If it gets to high b4 your chance pass and lie in the grass for ops to stuff up
Ben7
Ben7
(member)
Very good post
SIR TILTALOT
SIR TILTALOT
(member)
Yes always unless calling off P on 6 call
The 4th
The 4th
(member)
Useful thread.

I check it every few days.
Kayleen
Kayleen
(member)
Adjusted and brought back to top
StevieG
StevieG
(member)
Bump
The 4th
The 4th
(member)
Quindog

NO
The 4th
The 4th
(member)
Von

Yes
The 4th
The 4th
(member)
Hiiiii

"Only if I open the bidding"
Kayleen
Kayleen
(member)
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Kayleen
Kayleen
(member)

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The Joker
The Joker
(member)
YES!
Kayleen
Kayleen
(member)
Adding Ecru :)
Redterror
Redterror
(member)
No - but sometimes will call 6 NT for misere
Toby
Toby
(member)
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The Phantom
The Phantom
(member)
Use 7 spades to call partner off 6nt, and use it for misere. If I want spades I will go 8.
Gary
Gary
(member)
Gary-aka Spandex does, but if you call 6NT then I will call you of it with 7 Spades if I have zippo

The 4th
The 4th
(member)
Larry2

NO
The 4th
The 4th
(member)
Spock

NO
The 4th
The 4th
(member)
Angie

sometimes
Melissa
Melissa
(member)
No
Kayleen
Kayleen
(member)
Gabriella has changed her bid from - sometimes, to - yes and call off 6
AnnScotsLass
AnnScotsLass
(member)
Can mine be updated to say that I use it call my p off 6 if I have nothing better.
Ta
AnnScotsLass
AnnScotsLass
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Tom
Tom
(member)
Yes I call 7s for misere
Louise
Louise
(member)
Yes
AnnScotsLass
AnnScotsLass
(member)
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Court
Court
(member)
Use 7 spades to call partner off 6nt, and use it for misere. If I want spades I will go 8.
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