Spades 1♥

1♣ - 1♥ shows 5+♠, or BAL 13+ without a 5-card major. Opener relays with 1♠.

1♣ - 1♥ -
1♠!	(R)

1♣ - 1♥ - 1♠ -
1NT!	BAL 13+, no 5-card major
2♣!	13+, 5+♠, no (5=♠, 5+♦♣)
2♦!	8–12, 5=♠, 4+♦♣
2♥!	8–12, 5+♠, 4=♥ or (5332)
2♠	8–12, 6+♠, no side suit
2NT!	8–12, (6+♠, 4=♦♣) or (5=♠, 5=♥)
3♣!	13+, 5=♠, 5+♦
3♦!	13+, 5=♠, 5+♣
3♥!	8–12, 6+♠, 5=♣
3♠!	8–12, 6+♠, 5=♦
3NT!	8–12, 6+♠, 5=♥
4♣♦♥	8–12, 6+♠, 6+#

Viking card lists 3♣ and 3♦ as (5=♠, 5=♣) and has no bid for (5=♠, 5=♥). It also lists 3♠ as 12+, but its 2♣ - 2♦ - 3♠ shows the same (6=♠, 5=♦).

The balanced 1NT relays as 1♣ - 1NT does.

Strong 2♣

Opener relays with 2♦ and responder gives the 8–12 answers, except for 5♠ with a minor.

1♣ - 1♥ - 1♠ - 2♣ -
2♦!	(R)
2♦ - 2♥!	5+♠, 4=♥ or (5332)
2♦ - 2♠	6+♠, no side suit
2♦ - 2NT!	(6+♠, 4=♦♣) or (5=♠, 5=♥)
2♦ - 3♣♦	5=♠, 4=#
2♦ - 3♥!	6+♠, 5=♣
2♦ - 3♠!	6+♠, 5=♦
2♦ - 3NT!	6+♠, 5=♥
2♦ - 4♣♦♥	6+♠, 6+#

Minor 2♦

1♣ - 1♥ - 1♠ - 2♦ -
2♥!	(R)
2♥ - 2♠!	4=♣
2♥ - 2NT!	4=♦
2♥ - 3♣!	5=♣
2♥ - 3♦!	5=♦
2♥ - 3♥!	6=♣
2♥ - 3♠!	6=♦

Hearts or balanced 2♥

The same relay serves 8–12 and 13+, which bid 2♥ at the same level.

1♣ - 1♥ - 1♠ - 2♥ -
2♠!	(R)
2♠ - 2NT!	(5332)
2♠ - 3♣!	6+♠, 4=♥
2♠ - 3♦!	5422
2♠ - 3♥!	5413
2♠ - 3♠!	5431
2♠ - 3NT	5404
2♠ - 4♣!	5440

One-suited 2♠

The same relay serves 8–12 and 13+, which bid 2♠ at the same level.

1♣ - 1♥ - 1♠ - 2♠ -
2NT!	(R)
2NT - 3♣!	(6322)
2NT - 3♦!	(6331)
2NT - 3♥!	(7321)
2NT - 3♠!	7330
2NT - 3NT	7222
2NT - 4♣!	7303
2NT - 4♦!	7033

Two-suited 2NT

2NT shows 6+♠ with a 4-card minor, or 55(xx). Opener relays with 3♣ to ask which.

1♣ - 1♥ - 1♠ - 2NT -
3♣!	(R)
3♣ - 3♦!	6+♠, 4=♣
3♣ - 3♥!	6+♠, 4=♦
3♣ - 3♠!	5=♠, 5=♥