Release 2.19q
2023 Level 4 changes and 2022 Announcing/ Alerting Rules

See David's 2023 summary of Level 4 2023 changes, see complete revised Blue Book.

Some changes in the EBU announcing/alerting September 2022. David drew up a summary of the 2022 changes for directors.

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Rules 7, 9 AND 11
Rules 7, 9 and 11

The Rule of Seven ~

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How many times should you hold up your Ace?  This rule gives you a logical answer!~

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If you, as declarer subtract from 7 (seven) the total number of cards in the suit in your hand and dummies, the result is the number of times declarer should hold up with his Ace.  For example you have Aj8 and the dummy has 63. Together you have 5 cards in the suit, subtract 5 from the number 7, and 2 (twice) is the number of times you hold up the Ace.~

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This rule, of course, assumes you are playing in 3 NT. It can be generalized for all no trump contracts as follows:~

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Add four to the rank of the contract and subtract the number of cards you hold in the suit.

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The Rule of Nine ~

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The Rule of Nine can assist the partner, who has been forced to respond after a double, in arriving at the best action. The concept is explained below: ~

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When your partner decides to reopen the auction with a double, then you should take some action. The Rule of Nine assists you in deciding to take the correct action.  After a reopening double, you should either: ~

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  1. Bid your BEST suit. ~
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  3. Raise the suit of your partner with a minimum of two or more, but no less. ~
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  5. Pass for penalty when holding length and defensive values in the opponents’ suit. ~
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To help you decide which action is best, the Rule of Nine should be actioned as follows: ~

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1. You add: ~

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·         The level of the contract ~

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·         The number of cards held in the suit of the opponent ~

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·         The number of honours held in the suit of the opponent (include the 10) ~

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2. If the calculated number is nine or more, then you pass for penalty. ~

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3. If the calculated number is eight or less, then you should bid. ~

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For example, if you as South, in the following auction, ~

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N. 1 S     E.  2H     S.  P.     W.  P. ~

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hold Hearts AQ987, which is the suit of the opponent, then the calculation is: ~

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Level = 2
Number of cards held in the suit of the opponent = 5
Number of honours held in the suit of the opponent = 2
Total = 9 ~

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Rule of Nine: South should Pass.
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Another example, if you, in the above example, held Hearts AQ97, which is the suit of the opponent, then the calculation is: ~

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Level = 2
Number of cards held in the suit of the opponent = 4
Number of honours held in the suit of the opponent = 2
Total = 8

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Rule of Nine: South should take some competitive action.

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The Rule of Eleven
When you are absolutely sure that the lead card is the 4th highest of the suit, you subtract the number of the card lead, from the number 11, the result is the number of HIGHER cards contained in the hands of the partner of the leader and the declarer and the dummy.~

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This information is useful not only to the declarer, but also to the partner of the leader, who can apply the same mathematical calculation. This information can be useful in deciding to play which card, either from the hand of the partner of the leader, or the hand of the declarer or from dummy.  For example, card lead 7 Diamonds, subtract from 11 = 4 cards higher in the other 3 hands.  You know how many is in Dummy and your own and can then deduce how many in the other hand.  Against no trump contracts, because the lead is usually 4th highest, this rule is one of the most useful.~

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