[blml] Pointing out who won the trick

[Eric Landau]

At 06:06 AM 10/9/06, twm wrote:

>Ben wrote:
>
> > Until the 1987 Lawbook Law 65 ended with: "Any player may request
> > that a card incorrectly pointed be turned in the proper direction."
> >
> > So it seems no longer permitted. On the other hand there is Law74C4:
> > "commenting or acting during the auction or play so as to call
> > attention to a significant occurence, or to the
> > number of tricks still required for success."
>
>Prior to 1987 the blanket provision of L65 would give permission to ask
>at any time.  Law74c4 OTOH only makes it an offence if their is
>considered motive.  The current laws are not in conflict with "It's
>generally OK to correct immediately, it's likely to be an offence if
>attention is drawn at a key moment (e.g. when pard appears to be trying
>to decide whether to cash the setting trick)".  Note to Steve, I'm not
>suggesting mind-reading required here, just an adjusted score if the
>timing of the correction appears opportune and action is taken as a
>result.

To sum it up, the fact itself may be AI, but the timing of one's 
bringing it to partner's attention may well convey the belief that the 
AI is particularly relevant *at that moment*, and *that's* UI.


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