From what I recall that means you're holding some strong cards, though not of the same color.
It's also a way to signal your partner that you'll be able to support them in case they have a strong preference.
in other words: the ultimate diverse, GGG, and poly-friendly bidding.
No trump contracts are esteemed among tournament bridge players because they score 10 points more than trump contracts, and you need one fewer trick to make game in 3 no trump. In other words, the scoring system creates a generalized preference for no trump.
We play bridge, and had a cat named Notrump (he passed quite a few years ago). Notrump is a good thing in bridge, and a good thing for our country as well! ITMFA!
BT @10, I'm not sure I want NOTRUMP for the country - at least not unless we can pull a Nixon and get rid of the more dangerous VP first. Pence scares the hell out of me, because he's got the political knowledge, the wealthy connections, the religious zeal, and the neo-Nazi good looks to execute an extreme right-wing agenda quickly and efficiently. President Trump so far has mostly just blubbered and Tweeted; he keeps getting distracted by new shiny things and forgetting whatever was his #1 top priority yesterday. I can live with that for the next four years, although like many others, I hope they've already replaced the numbers in the nuclear "football" with the phone number of a really good psychiatrist.
It's also a way to signal your partner that you'll be able to support them in case they have a strong preference.
in other words: the ultimate diverse, GGG, and poly-friendly bidding.
BT @10, I'm not sure I want NOTRUMP for the country - at least not unless we can pull a Nixon and get rid of the more dangerous VP first. Pence scares the hell out of me, because he's got the political knowledge, the wealthy connections, the religious zeal, and the neo-Nazi good looks to execute an extreme right-wing agenda quickly and efficiently. President Trump so far has mostly just blubbered and Tweeted; he keeps getting distracted by new shiny things and forgetting whatever was his #1 top priority yesterday. I can live with that for the next four years, although like many others, I hope they've already replaced the numbers in the nuclear "football" with the phone number of a really good psychiatrist.