OPENING BIDDER (FIRST TO SPEAK POSITIVELY)

POINTS	BALANCED HAND	UNBALANCED HAND
0-11	NO BID	NO BID- (EXCEPTION 7+ IN SUIT)
12-14	1 NO TRUMP	1 OF LONGEST SUIT
15-19	1 OF BEST 4 CARD SUIT	1 OF LONGEST SUIT
20-22	2 NO TRUMP*	2 OF LONGEST SUIT* (EXCEPT CLUBS)
23+	2 CLUBS*<	2 CLUBS*<

* INDICATES BID WHICH FORCES PARTNER TO REPLY (SEE SEPARATE SHEETS FOR FORCING BIDS)

< INDICATES AN ARTIFICIAL BID (YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SUIT)

RESPONSE BIDDER (PARTNER OF THE OPENING BIDDER)

IF YOUR PARTNER BID IN A SUIT THESE ARE THE RESPONSES:

POINTS	SUPPORT (4)	OWN SUIT	EVEN WITH OUTSIDE SUPPORT
0-5	NO BID^	NO BID^	NO BID^
6-9	2 OF SUIT	1 OF SUIT	1 NO TRUMP
10-12	3 OF SUIT	1-2 OF SUIT	2 NO TRUMP (11-12)
13-15	4 OF SUIT	1-2 OF SUIT	3 NO TRUMP
16-18	SLAM?*	JUMP IN SUIT*	SLAM?*
19+	SLAM*	JUMP IN SUIT*	SLAM*

^ YOU ARE FORCED TO BID DESPITE YOUR POINTS IF YOUR PARTNER MADE A FORCING BID. (SEE SEPARATE SHEET FOR FORCED RESPONSES )

* INDICATES FORCING BID (SEE SEPARATE SHEET FOR SLAM ASKING BIDS)

IF YOUR PARTNER BID IN NO TRUMP THESE ARE THE RESPONSES

POINTS	BALANCED HAND	UNBALANCED HAND
0-4	NO BID	NO BID
5-6	NO BID UNLESS OPENING BID  IS 2 NT - THEN BEST	NO BID UNLESS OPENING BID IS  2 NT - THEN LONGEST
7-10	NO BID UNLESS OPENING BID IS 2 NT - THEN BEST	2 OF 5 CARD+ SUIT (WEAKNESS TAKEOUT) YOU EXPECT TO PLAY IN YOUR SUIT
11-12	2 NO TRUMP	3 OF LONGEST SUIT
13+	3 NO TRUMP	3-4 OF LONGEST SUIT