[Cascade]

We play

2NT = lowest two suits

3♣ = not lowest and not clubs - so whatever is left

cue = the other option

I think this defines everything except (1♣) 2♣ which we play as both majors - since there are otherwise two options for 3♣ without clubs.

Does anyone have an agreement for continuations after a simple preference.

For example

(1♣) 3♣ (PASS) 3♦
(PASS) ?

what now?

We play that 3♥ would be a natural fragment.

What about

3NT?

4♣?

4♦? In particular do you need extra length for this?

etc

[ONEferBRID]

This is not "specific" 2-suiters but at least it gets the Spade suit into play
for all overcalls. I also like the Advances and Overcaller followups which you may incorporate into your system:

Bailey Cuebids [ an improvement(?) over Michaels ] :

( 1C ) - ??
2NT = 2 lowest unbid, Ht/Diam
2C = Sp and Ht or Diam

( 1D ) - ??
2NT = 2 lowest unbid, Ht/Cl
2D = Sp and Ht or Cl

( 1H ) - ??
2NT = 2 lowest, Diam/Cl
2H = Sp and Diam or Cl

( 1S ) - ??
2NT = 2 lowest, Diam/Cl
2S = Ht and Diam or Cl

In general:
( 1A ) - 2NT = 2 lowest unbid

( 1A ) - 2A = Highest and ONE of the 2 lowest

-- Simple Advances are for "pass or correct".
-- Advancer "cues" to show a strong unbalanced hand.
-- Advancer bids 2NT! to show a strong balanced hand.
w/stop(s) in Opener's suit.
-- If Advancer bids the "known" suit ( usually Sp),
Overcaller bids his "unknown" suit to show a stronger hand.
-- If Advancer bids the "unknown" suit, Overcaller cues
OR bids 2NT to show agreement and the stronger hand

- - Don - -

[gnasher]

I've never had this problem, probably because by the time the bidding has got back to me it's always been at the four- or five-level.

It seems logical that the cuebid should show a good hand with equal length, so raising partner's preference would how an extra card there. I'm not sure about 3NT.

[Cascade]

gnasher, on Jun 8 2009, 09:42 AM, said:

It seems logical that the cuebid should show a good hand with equal length, so raising partner's preference would how an extra card there. I'm not sure about 3NT.

Is very strong with a positional stopper silly?

Someone suggested to me that the cue-bid could be slammish. But that seems very infrequent compared with extra strength with and without extra length. The slammish hands would probably have to cue-bid too but equal length seems more reasonable. I think it would even be possible to play 4NT or Four of the other major after the cue-bid.

[gnasher]

Cascade, on Jun 7 2009, 10:51 PM, said:

gnasher, on Jun 8 2009, 09:42 AM, said:

I'm not sure about 3NT.

Is very strong with a positional stopper silly?

I actually started to write down an example of that, but it ended up as a hand where I'd drive 6♦ instead.