[blml] Another Law that players need to know

[David Grabiner]

We have had previous discussions on BLML about which Laws players actually 
need to know.  They need to know the basic rules of the game, the 
Proprieties, and fundamental principles such as what to do about UI and that 
the Director should be called when anything goes wrong.  They don't need to 
know the penalty for an opening bid out of turn or a conventional 
insufficient bid, since the Director will make sure that the proper penalty 
is enforced.

However, I encountered a new situation in which the player does need to know 
the penalty: the revoke, because the penalty is imposed only later.

I was West, dummy (North) led a diamond, East (who was out) played a hearts, 
and South revoked by playing a heart.  I won the trick, and South 
established the revoke by leading (out of turn) to the next trick, thinking 
he had won the trick.  We called the (playing) Director, who told us to play 
on, leave the cards out, and the penalty would be imposed at the end.  She 
didn't mention the penalty at that time.

I cashed several tricks, and then I was left with a low heart and a low 
diamond.  North had a high heart and a high spade, and South had a high 
diamond and a high club.  If I led a heart, North would get two tricks, and 
the revoke penalty would be one trick.  If I led a diamond, South would win 
the trick with a card he could have played on the revoke trick, and the 
revoke penalty would be two tricks.  By knowing the Laws, I gained an extra 
trick.