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Announcing Rules
Announcing & Alerting
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The English Bridge Union has announced the introductionof announcements and major changes to the alerting rules effective fromAugust 1, 2006. This only applies to the EBU. So, if youplay in any clubs or competitions playing to the EBU rules, you will beexpected to use the Alerting and Announcing rules as explained below.
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ANNOUNCING AND ALERTING SUMMARY
Opening BidDescriptionAnnounceAlertNo
Action
1
And
1
Could be on fewer than 3 cards  
Could be as few as 3 cards  
Other (strong, artificial)  
1NTBalanced“12 to 14” (or appropriate range)
      and, if relevant,
“may contain a singleton”
  
2Strong, Acol, Benji Acol, etc.  
Precision“Intermediate”  
2Weak with diamonds“Weak”  
Strong with diamonds“Strong, forcing” or
“Strong non-forcing”
  
Other (Benji, Multi, etc)  
2/2Weak with hearts/spades“Weak”  
Strong with hearts/spades“Strong, forcing” or
“Strong non-forcing”
  
Other (Lucas, Flannery, etc)  
Responses to 1NT
1NT - 2Simple Stayman
(promissory or not)
“Stayman”  
1NT - 2 - 2Denies 4 card major  
1NT - 2Transfer“Hearts”  
1NT - 2 - 2Completion of transfer  
1NT - 2Transfer“Spades”  
1NT - 2 - 2Completion of transfer  
Bids above 3NT
Bids above 3NTArtificial opening bids  
Other bids  

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Action over Opponents' calls
Opponents
Call ...
Meaning of their call ...If your Double is...AlertNo
Action
A suit at any levelNaturalTake out 
Anything else 
Does not show the suit ( i.e.
conventional or not natural)
Showing the suit doubled 
Anything else 
A suit openingPrepared, Phoney, Short or Nebulous 1 or 1 openingTake-out 
Anything else 
Opponents
Call ...
Meaning of their call ...If your Redouble is...AlertNo
Action
DoubleAny meaningfor business, shows strength:
partner is expected to pass
 
Partner is expected to remove 
Opponents
Call ...
Meaning of their call ...Other Actions...AlertNo
Action
Above 3NTAny MeaningLead directing pass 
Lead directing double for a
different suit to the one doubled
 
Lead directing redouble for a
different suit to the one redoubled
 
Any other pass, double or redouble