| Ovest | Nord | Est | Sud |
| 1♦ | P | 1♥ | P |
| 1♠ | P | 2♥ | P |
| 3♥ | P | 3SA |
Nell'esempio qui sopra il 3SA di Est impone ad Ovest di iniziare a declamare le sue cue bid.
The Serious Three Notrump method developed by Meckwell includes after a major
suit fit has been established (generally at the 3 level), a bid of 3NT by either
partner shows serious slam interest (SSI) and the other partner must cue-bid.
Cues bids do not show extra values.
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♦ | P | 1♥ | P |
| 1♠ | P | 2♥ | P |
| 3♥ | P | 3NT |
In the example above West 3NT require to East starting to declaim his cue bid.