[blml] The Rubaiyat of Law 58B2 [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Eric Landau]

At 07:34 AM 12/6/06, John wrote:

>From: "Steve Willner" <willner at cfa.harvard.edu>
>
> > I'm curious how any kind of cheat can "take advantage" by exposing two
> > cards at a single turn.
>
>Once the Probst cheat has infracted he knows he has to tell the TD he was
>intending to play the honour, regardless of his original intent. Now 
>the TD
>perforce will rule the other card a mpc, regardless of jurisdiction.

So he has two choices: (a) a major pc, or (b) a minor pc after having 
made a presumably inferior (i.e. not his originally intended) 
play.  Either one will less advantageous to his side than not having 
infracted in the first place.  The "cheat" comes only after the 
infraction, when the player, in effect, chooses between penalties.  I 
don't see this as "cheating" at all -- it looks to me like what the 
lawmakers intended, and seems reasonable.

Eric Landau                     ehaa at starpower.net

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