[blml] Disclosure

[Ed Reppert]

On Jul 29, 2007, at 4:58 AM, Grattan Endicott wrote:

> +=+ Concerning (b) I do not think one should disclose one's
> own belief that 'we are having a bad game'. It is more a case
> of "should partner think we are having a bad game".
>         The underlying question is whether opponent has the
> same information as yourself to judge what that individual
> seated opposite you is doing. The test, I think, is whether
> you have information (other than information generally known
> to bridge players) that you have not disclosed and it turns out
> to be crucial for opponent's judgement of his (opponent's)
> action.

Both members of a partnership have had the same opportunity, as a  
session progresses, to estimate how well or poorly they did on each  
hand. Opponents, of course, have not. Well, they have for their own  
partnership, but they can't know anything about ours. I suppose one  
could argue this is disclosable partnership experience, but I don't  
know if that is the intent of the law. If it is, then what about such  
things as whether partner is more optimistic, or more pessimistic,  
than most - or than me?  All these seem rather nebulous and  
subjective - and beginners, whether of the permanent variety or not,  
are unlikely to have a clue. I've seen players complain throughout a  
session about their terrible game, only to be completely surprised  
that they placed second or third.