[blml] Amnesia

[Peter Eidt]

Hi again,

Law 41 A (and B,C,D) describe the correct procedure.
But where is a definition, that the opening lead _has_
to be from an opponent ?
Look at the Definitions in the Laws:
"Opening Lead — The card led to the first trick."

And, you admit, there's a special law (54), if RHO makes
an OLOOT, why not read Law 53 A for declarer ?
"Any lead faced out of turn may be treated as a correct 
lead. It becomes a correct lead if declarer or either 
defender, as the case may be, accepts it [...]"
or Law 55: "If declarer has led out of turn from his 
or dummy’s hand, either defender may accept the 
lead as provided in Law 53, or require its retraction"

I can live with either view, but there's certainly an
ambiguity in the laws, isn't it ?

Regards, Peter


From: "Sven Pran" 
> From: Peter Eidt
> > Law 17 E
> > "The auction period ends when all four players pass or
> > when after three passes in rotation have followed any
> > call the opening lead is faced [...]"
> > ??
>
> Sure, but presumed declarer or dummy cannot make an opening lead; this
> is a "privilege" for the presumed defenders. Any attempt by presumed
> declarer or dummy to make an opening lead is instead an exposure of a
> card during the auction and is dealt with in Law 24B (card prematurely
> led).
> 
> Technically even an opening lead made by presumed declarer's RHO is a
> card prematurely led during the auction, but here we have a special
> law (54) which in detail deals with this particular situation.
>