The Board of Bury Athenaeum have agreed that the primary purpose when playing Standard Acol, on a Monday evening, is to reinforce what has been taught in John Stell's tuition lessons. To that end the only permissible conventions that can be used are listed below. If a convention is bid outside the permissible list, the TD has the authority to award the board 60/40% in favour of the opponents.

PERMISSIBLE CONVENTIONS

Opening Bids

1 of a suit is natural

1NT 12 - 14 points balanced

2NT 20 - 22 points

2♣    23+ points

2♦ , 2♥ , 2♠  can be strong or weak

3 or more in a suit is pre-emptive

Stayman

Red suit transfers

Weakness take out

Quantitative 4NT

Take out Doubles

Penalty Doubles

Normal Overcalls

Weak jump Overcalls

Gerber

Blackwood