and 2
weak, to the exotic Multi-Multi with both 2 and 2
having multiple meanings. You can "roll your own" two-bid structure from the choices below.
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| Navigation | February 15, 2001 |
The "Change Log" list changes made to the system in order from latest to earliest. "Convention Card" is an online summary of the system.
| The Change Log | May 20, 2005 | ||
| Convention Card | May 20, 2005 |
Most of the differences between Standard American systems and Colonial Acol are in the one-level opening bids and some of the initial responses. As the auction develops, there are fewer and fewer differences between the two. "Introduction" describes the general principles in both systems. The "One-of-a-Minor" and "One-of-a-Major" sections below deal with Standard American opening one-bids. The major suit auctions are sub-divided into two sections: Eastern Style, a 2/1 system, and GorenPlus, a SAYC-like system (but, of course, much better). The minor suit auctions are the same for both.
| Introduction | February 15, 2001 | ||
| One-of-a-Minor | Dec 6, 2004 | ||
| One-of-a-Major - Common Auctions | Dec 6, 2004 | ||
| One-of-a-Major - Eastern Style | September 6, 2001 | ||
| One-of-a-Major - GorenPlus | September 6, 2001 |
The following sections are responses to opening one-bids for Colonial Acol and both forms of LISA: Eastern style and GorenPlus.
Major Suit Raises
| Summary of Major Suit Raises | May 20, 2005 | ||
| NHS Major Suit Raises | July 14, 2004 | ||
| Splinters/15-17 | May 20, 2005 | ||
| Bergen Single Raise | July 14, 2004 | ||
| Pre-emptive Raises | Dec 5, 2004 |
Minor Suit Raises
| Summary of Minor Suit Raises | July 7, 2004 | ||
| NHS Inverted Minors | July 14, 2004 |
2NT Response
| 2NT Response | November 17, 2000 |
Weak Jump Shift Responses
| Weak JS | Dec 6, 2000 |
Continuations
| Opener's Jumps and Reverses | February 6, 2001 | ||
| 3rd, 4th, and 5th Suit Forcing | June 9, 2005 | ||
| Passed Hand Bidding | February 13, 2001 | ||
| Competition | November 17, 2000 |
The 1NT and 2NT opening bids are natural, balanced hands. A 3NT opening bid is gambling.
| 1NT/2NT - Puppet Stayman | May 14, 2003 | ||
| 3NT - Gambling | January 11, 2000 |
There are several variations on two-bids in this section. They range from the standard strong 2 and 2 weak, to the exotic Multi-Multi with both 2 and 2 having multiple meanings. You can "roll your own" two-bid structure from the choices below.
| 2 |
January 9, 2000 | ||
| Weak-Two Bids | October 28, 2002 | ||
| Multi-2 |
December 26, 2002 | ||
| Multi-2 |
December 26, 2002 | ||
| Multi-Addons | April 8, 2003 |
The section deals with 4NT bids in general and Ace/King asking conventions.
| 4NT: Natural, Takeout, or Blackwood? | May 4, 2004 | ||
| AAACK: Ace Asking and Cue bidding Kings | May 2, 2004 | ||
| Roman Key Card Blackwood | June 22, 2004 |
That takes care of all the situations where we open the bidding. When the opponents fire the first shot, how do we react?
| Competitive Conventions | April 9, 2003 |
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| LITE NHS Raises | April 16, 2005 | ||
| LITE 2NT Response | March 14, 2001 | ||
| LITE Puppet Stayman | March 14, 2001 | ||
| LITE Weak-Two Bids | October 28, 2002 |