2024 Blue Book

weejonnie

Do we have anyinformation as to the changes from the 2023 offerings?

Robin_BarkerTD

Final draft
https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/laws-and-ethics/2024/blue-book-draft.pdf

Changes
https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/laws-and-ethics/2024/blue-book-changes-2024.pdf

Robin_BarkerTD

Let me hijack this tread to announce the new Blue Book (2024). There is also a new White Book, see separate thread.

Blue Book
https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/laws-and-ethics/blue-book/blue-book.pdf

Changes document - same document, different link
https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/laws-and-ethics/2024/blue-book-changes.pdf

List of significant changes to the Blue Book

• 3F2: treatment of low singleton in 1NT opening
• 6C4: permitted responses to 1 suit at Level 2
• 7B1: Balanced options in a short minor opening
• 7C1: clarification of meanings in “General Permitted” and a fuller list of artificial 2 suiter options.
• 7C2: 2NT opening simplification
• 9C1 - Online UNDO regulations*

There are minor wording changes to the ANNOUNCEMENT & ALERT SUMMARY
https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/laws-and-ethics/blue-book/announcements-table.pdf