OVERCALL BIDDER (FIRST OF OPPOSITION TO SPEAK POSITIVELY)

POINTS	BALANCED HAND	UNBALANCED HAND
0-9	NO BID	NO BID
10-12	NO BID	BID 5+ SUIT (ONLY ON 1 LEVEL)
13-15	TAKE OUT DOUBLE*<	BID 5+ SUIT
16-18	1 NO TRUMP	BID 5+ SUIT
19+	2 NO TRUMP	JUMP IN 5+ SUIT

*INDICATES FORCING BID (UNLESS THERE IS AN INTERVENING BID)

<INDICATES ARTIFICIAL BID - USUALLY INDICATES YOU HAVE SOMETHING GOOD AND AT LEAST 3 CARDS IN ALL THE SUITS EXCEPT THE BID ONE

REPLY TO OVERCALL BID (PARTNER OF OVERCALL BIDDER)

POINTS	SUPPORT (4)	OWN SUIT (5+)	BALANCED HAND
0-9	NO BID	NO BID	NO BID
10-12	BID 2 IN SUIT	BID 1-2, OWN SUIT	1-2 NO TRUMP
13-15	JUMP TO 3 IN SUIT	BID 2-3, OWN SUIT	2-3 NO TRUMP
16-18	JUMP TO 4 IN SUIT	BID 3-4, OWN SUIT	3 NO TRUMP

REPLY TO OVERCALL BID OF TAKEOUT DOUBLE

POINTS	BALANCED HAND	UNBALANCED HAND
0-9	1-2 NO TRUMP^	1-2 BEST SUIT^
10+ POINTS	2-3 NO TRUMP^	2-3 BEST SUIT^

^YOU ARE FORCED TO BID DESPITE YOUR POINTS UNLESS THERE IS AN INTERVENING BID - AND TO INDICATE A NORMAL RESPONDING HAND, YOU NEED TO JUMP BID

REPLY TO OVERCALL BID OF 1 NO TRUMP

POINTS	BALANCED HAND	UNBALANCED HAND
0-6	NO BID	NO BID
7-9	2 NO TRUMP	2 OF LONGEST SUIT
10-12	3 NO TRUMP	JUMP IN SUIT
13+	CONSIDER SLAM	CONSIDER SLAM