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Responding
You should response with 6+ points (With <= 5, you pass)
If you have a fit in partner's major suit (hearts/spades):
- 6-9 points: 1♥/♠-2♥/♠
- 10-11 points: 1♥/♠-3♥/♠
- 12+ points: 1♥/♠-4♥/♠
With a fit in partner's minor suit (diamonds/clubs)
- 6-9 points: 1♣/♦-2♣/♦
- 10-11 points: 1♣/♦-3♣/♦
- 12+ points: 1♣/♦-3NT
BUT: if you have a 4-card major, then bid that one first. Maybe you can find a fit there.
Without fit in partner's suit:
- Bid you longest suit first
- With two five card suits, bid the highest
- With multiple four card suits, bid the lowest
- A major 4-card suit is more important to tell than a minor 5 card suit!
Extra requirment: To bid a new suit on the 2-level, you need at least 10+ points.
If none of this applies but you have 6+ points, then bid NT:
- 1NT with 6-9p points
- 2NT with 10-11 points ("partner, do you have extra's?")
- With enough for game (12+), bid 3NT