[blml] Live exam question [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Robert Geller]

Herman De Wael writes: 
>I don't believe the ACBL wants this 
>opt-out so that partners can prevent partner from revoking ...
>(although they don't mind that this is the consequence).

I don't think this is correct.   The purpose of the opt-out is precisely
so defenders can prevent each other from establishing a revoke.
Of course the (as yet unestablished) revoke card becomes a major 
penalty card.   This is the old rubber-bridge tradition.    On the other
hand, if you ALWAYS ask your partner whenever he shows out of
any suit , there can't be any UI, as you say,   This is why the ACBL
would argue that the old "nos spades pard?" should be allowed between
defenders.   The asking of such a question between partners probably
dates back 100s of years, to the earliest days of whist.   
In any event, for better or worse, the world bridge community is moving away
from such social traditions, and sooner or later the ACBL will probably have
to go along with this.....

-Bob

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Robert (Bob) Geller,     Tokyo, Japan        geller at nifty.com