Wasted values
with the same HCP count, two different hands can result in very different number of tricks
- a 4332 distribution : makes it difficult to trump or establish suits. therefore it will require more HCPs to achieve the same number of tricks .
- sparse HCPs in all suits will be less effective that concentrated HCPs in two suits
- Singleton honours : singleton King, Queen or Jack may well be worth nothing at all ...
- the lack of Aces is clearly a handicap.