[pescetom]

mw64ahw, on 2026-January-28, 16:12, said:

Much of the content is comparing methods and a resource I used when starting out. I'm not sure I use much of any conclusions in my current approach.

When I defined our current approach to NT developments five years ago (time flies) I decided to privilege mainstream compatibility and retained 2♠ for clubs/Range Ask, 2NT for diamonds, 4♣ for Aces and 4♦/♥ for majors. If and when I have the presumption to repeat the exercise, I don't think any will survive

[mw64ahw]

pescetom, on 2026-January-28, 16:23, said:

When I defined our current approach to NT developments five years ago (time flies) I decided to privilege mainstream compatibility and retained 2♠ for clubs, 2NT for diamonds, 4♣ for Aces and 4♦/♥ for majors. If and when I have the presumption to repeat the exercise, the only one that will remain the same is 2♠ (but without Range Ask)

Yep not really a fan of the range ask; as responder I'm happy to invite or raise to game. I had to pare back the one partner I do use it with and limit it to (4333)s after a few occurrences of being in the wrong contract.

[pescetom]

I'm not a great fan of the Jacoby/Texas duality, even if after years of playing it one needs the eggs.
Although similar to the minor transfer/Stayman issue, to be fair.
Ultimately, the most important thing is what you can effectively handle in Stayman and that pretty much determines the rest of system.