[blml] Amended L27C1/27C2 question

[Stefanie Rohan]

Bob Geller:
[3 Examples in which the insufficient bid contains more information than the 
substituted bid]

It seems possible that the Law could potentially work if the information 
from the IB were considered unauthorised for the OS, as before.

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> I'm sure other people can come up with lots of better scenarios.
> But just thinking about the above 3 scenarios I'm beginning to think that
> the new laws have opened up a real can of worms.  I know it would
> involve a certain amount of loss of face for all concerned, but is there
> anyone besides me who thinks it might be better to go back to the old
> laws with regard to insufficient bids, and spend the next 10 years
> further researching this question.

If only that were possible! Unfortunately it is not.

I think that I am in favour of this law in theory. It is a good idea to 
allow bridge to continue to be played whenever possible.

However, in practice this law will be entirely unworkable. Besides the fact 
that it will be impossible to implement, particularly at the club level, I 
am unconvinced that there is *any* substituted bid that incorporates the 
information contained in the sufficient bid.

Stefanie Rohan
London, England