Acol Two Club Opening
The use of an opening bid of 2
as the strong,
artificial, forcing bid. This bid is forcing for two
rounds, apart from the sequence
2-2
-2NT,
which may be passed. The responses are:
| 2 |
is the negative response, typically showing no more than seven high card points |
2 ,
2 ,
3,
3 |
shows at least a four-card suit and eight or more high card points |
| 2NT | shows a balanced hand and eight or more high card points |