[blml] Clubbed Queen

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of Ed Reppert
> On Nov 1, 2006, at 4:06 AM, Sven Pran wrote:
> 
> > (Or if East did not hear clearly what was said by Declarer then
> > East may
> > have mistaken Declarer's call for coffee as the call for a card.)
> 
> Oh, come on. This is a bit ridiculous.

It is indeed. But it does illustrate the ridiculous consequences that may
arise if a player assumes too much with every sound that might come from an
opponent.
 
> > Dummy did not place any card in a played position or otherwise
> > indicate that
> > a card was played.
> 
> So what? Which law says such action by dummy is necessary for a card
> to have been played?

None. But Declarer's call for a card that doesn't exist in Dummy is void and
causes no card to be considered played. And Dummy's lack of action to
indicate that any card is played prevents the use of Law 45D.

Therefore no card has been "played", not by Declarer neither by Dummy.

> 
> > The fact is that no card has been played from Dummy, and East has
> > little if
> > any excuse for being unaware of that fact.
> 
> That's two facts. Although I'm not so sure the first one, at least,
> *is* a fact.

Then maybe _you_ can show which law establishes that a card has been
"played" from Dummy?

Sven