Alerting or Announcing weak jump overcalls
I play at a club where it is common for a weak jump overcalls at the 2 level to be announced. So for 1 Club -2Spades the overcall would be announced as “weak”. However, 4 A 2 in the Blue Book says Announcements never apply to overcalls. Should I take it that such overcalls should only ever be alerted, not announced?
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The EBU position will change with the new Blue Book (see other discussion of 'Blue Book 2025' https://forums.ebu.co.uk/discussion/1768/blue-book-2025)
In the meantime, if the practice at the club is that natural jump overcalls are announced like natural two bids then that is (de facto) a local regulation, which should be followed. The club is free to have local regulations on alerting/announcing - the new Blue Book will do more to regularize local/club regulations.
Thanks Robin that's much appreciated