Announcements and Alerts

Announcements:

CBAI regulations state the following announcements are required at the time of bidding.

No Alert is required and no other announcements are permitted.

The three required announcements:

1. Partner opens 1NT. uncement required is to state the points range “12-14” Weak No Trump or “15-17” Strong No Trump.

2. Partnership agreement is to open a short  club. Announcement required “Could be short”

3. Your Partner bids Two of a suit over your 1NT opening, as a Transfer, announcement required “Transfer”

Alerts:

If your partner makes any bid which is not a standard ACOL bid, and said bid is at or below the 3NT level or an Opening bid, you must Alert said bid.

• Do not offer any further explanation unless asked

• The Player whose turn it is to bid may ask for an explanation

• The Partner of the Player whose turn it is to bid MAY NOT ask for an explanation until it is their turn to bid.

• If they do not ask, you do not tell, as you could be in breach of Law 16 providing unauthorised information to your partner.

• Opponents have the option to wait until the auction is complete before requesting bid explanations.

When asked for an explanation you must provide a full account of what is contained in the bid.  Simple statement of points, weak, Michaels, or similar, are not sufficient explanations. If a bid promises a minimum card holding in a suit, the explanation should include this information.  If the bid promises a point range, state this range exactly.

Examples:

Be sure not to stray from the above as this can mean a breach of Law 16 providing unauthorised information to your partner.