Announcing and Alerting

Opening Bid	Description	Announce	Alert	No Action
1 and 1	Could be on fewer than 3 cards		Yes
	Could be as few as 3 cards			Yes
	Other (strong, artificial)		Yes
1NT	Balanced	"12 to 14" (or appropriate range) and, if relevant, "may contain a singleton"
2	Strong, Acol, Benji Acol, etc		Yes
	Precision	"Intermediate"
2	Weak with Diamonds	"Weak"
	Strong with Diamonds	"Strong forcing" or "Strong non-forcing"
	Other (Benji, Multi, etc)		Yes
2/	Weak with Hearts/Spades	"Weak"
	Strong with Hearts/Spades	"Strong forcing" or "Strong non-forcing"
	Other (Lucas, Flannery, etc)		Yes
Responses to 1NT
1NT - 2	Simple Stayman (promissory or not)	"Stayman"
1NT - 2 - 2	Denies 4 card major			Yes
1NT - 2	Transfer	"Hearts"
1NT - 2 - 2	Completion of transfer			Yes
1NT - 2	Transfer	"Spades"
1NT - 2 - 2	Completion of transfer			Yes
Bids above 3NT
Bids above 3NT	Artificial opening bids		Yes
	Other bids			Yes

Action over Opponents' calls
Opponents Call ...	Meaning of their call ...	If your Double is ...	Alert	No Action
A suit at any level	Natural	Take-out		Yes
		Anything else	Yes
	Does not show the suit (ie conventional or not natural)	Showing the suit doubled		Yes
		Anything else	Yes
A suit opening	Prepared, Phoney, Short or Nebulous 1 or 1 opening	Take-out		Yes
		Anything else	Yes
No trumps at any level	Natural or conventional	Penalty		Yes
		Anything else	Yes
Opponents Call ...	Meaning of their call ...	If your Redouble is ...	Alert	No Action
Double	Any meaning	For business, shows strength: partner is expected to pass		Yes
		Partner is expected to remove	Yes
Opponents Call ...	Meaning of their call ...	Other actions ...	Alert	No Action
Above 3NT	Any meaning	Lead directing pass	Yes
		Lead directing double for a different suit to the one doubled	Yes
		Lead directing redouble for a different suit to the one redoubled	Yes
		Any other pass, double or redouble		Yes

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