bridge term - alert

kermitro | 01:16 Wed 20th Sep 2006 | Gaming

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When you respond to your partner's opening bid and have 17-19 points, is it permissible to say "alert" before you give your jump shift bid? Someone told us that and we have been unable to validate this.

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This section is mainly for computer games, not sure it covers card games like bridge.

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Alert
A method of informing the opponents that partner's bid carries a meaning that they might not expect; alerts are regulated by sponsoring organizations such as the ACBL and the EBU and by individual clubs or organisers of events. Any method of alerting may be authorised including saying "Alert", displaying an Alert card from a bidding box or 'knocking' on the table.

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