[blml] Amnesia

[WILLIAM SCHODER]

By John Probst:

 > and we define the correct procedure for an opening lead, and we cater for
> the wrong defender opening OOT, but we don't cater for declarer OOT so 
> declarer's faced card is not an opening lead.  I continue, strongly, to 
> aver that we are still in the auction period, and indeed we could still 
> back up the auction if there were MI. I can be persuaded that defender's 
> may be able to say "I accept" in which case we now have a lead, and dummy 
> must be faced before LHO plays, but I have my doubts even on that point as 
> I think it is still a card faced during the auction.

Thank you John for this return to sanity.  It boggles the mind what a bunch 
of nit pickers can do to this game, were they given the chance.

Kojak