[blml] Atlanta NABC Mischief

[Guthrie]

[Alain Gottcheiner] wrote:
> If you open a semi-psyche once every 20 sessions, that is, once about 520 
> deals, this means that about 10% of your light 3rd-in-hand openings (and 3% 
> of all your 3rd-in-hand openings) will be semi-psuches. IMOBO, this is far 
 > too much to be brushed aside as a psyche; this is part of your system.

[nige1]
Many UK players and directors share Marvin's opinion on this topic. I 
also usually agree with Marvin but I feel that Alain has got this right.

Part of the problem is restrictive licensing regulations: so that 
players rationalise their illegal agreements as (more or less) rare 
"deviations".

Relevant local regulations should be part of the WBF laws. They also 
need need to be simplified and tightened up. The first step would be to 
agree universal definitions (I suggested some on BLML, a year or two 
ago). For example, the legislation should embrace *deviations* not gross 
enough to be classified as full-blown *psyches* but equally damaging to 
other players.