[blml] 2007 Laws - RA's options.

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Grattan Endicott<gesta at tiscali.co.uk
[following address discontinued:
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"In nature there are neither
rewards nor punishments -
there are consequences.
              [R.G.Ingersoll]
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+=+ I undertook to post here the English Bridge Union
decisions on options under the 2007 Laws. The proposed
date of implementation is 1st August.
        Options recommended to the EBU Board as the RA::
        12C1(c) - weighted scores to be the norm
         40B2(c)(iii) - a player may look at his opponents' system
card at any time. UI may well result, however, and players should
be made aware of this.
        40B3 - A pair is not allowed to vary its understandings
during the auction or playconsequent on a question asked by
either side.  A pair is allowed to vary its understandings during the
auction or play by prior agreement consequent on a response by
opponents to a question asked by this pair, but not consequent on
a response by this pair to a question by opponents.
       A pair is allowed by prior agreemnt to vary its understandings
during the auction or play consequent on an irregularity by either
side.
       40C3 - confirm the default auction, reminding players that,
for example, looking at the scores on the backs of bidding cards
during the hand is considered an 'aide-memoire' and therefore
illegal.
       61B3 - by 3 votes to 2, the default auction to be adopted,
allowing defenders to ask each other ("Having no hearts, partner?"
for example). Noted that the law recognizes that UI may result
from the question.
       78D - noted this allows 'other scoring methods', such as
honours counting in the Hubert Phillips bowl.
       80A - The EBU to make it clear which options are
delegated (or as it may be, assigned) to clubs.
                                    ~ Grattan ~   +=+
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