[blml] concession

[Tim West-Meads]

Sven wrote:

> A statement that a player concedes some but not all the remaining 
> tricks is also a statement to the effect that he "will win a
> specific number of tricks", namely the tricks that he does not
> concede.

It may sometimes have that effect (due to basic mathematical principles)
but it is far from an absolute.  The statement "Ok you get the rest of
your hearts, how many tricks do we get?" is undoubtedly a concession but
I don't believe it is a claim as per L68A.  If the partner objected ("but
I have a heart trick") I would allow play to continue.  
 
> Therefore also my sample statement "You get three tricks" when 
> there are five more to play is a claim (of the two other tricks) as
> good as any.

But it isn't a claim according to L68A.  Again I see no problem with
allowing play to continue because I can "delete" the words "You get 3
tricks" and having done so there is NO claim.  If the statement had been
"You get 3 tricks and I get the last two." and I deleted the concession
words I would *still* have a claim to deal with under L68A.

Tim