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  • I have the same task coming up on Sunday, where I'm expecting fourteen pairs. Two session movements for seven tables are not found in Manning (he starts at eight tables), but EBUScore does have a seven-table interwoven Howell for the second sessi…

  • I don't agree with anything Jaded has said on this topic, but I quite admire his line of reasoning:

    Me: "There's no such thing as an illegal bid."
    Jaded: "Yes, there is - every bid subsequent to an illegal bid is illegal."

  • I agree with what SK says above. Note that if the TD decides there was an offence committed, it is that the pair had an agreement to open 1H on this hand, not that they opened 1H on this hand per se. The TD has to decide that the pair had an agre…

  • Jaded, what you've said doesn't make any sense to me. A player opening this hand 1H is not communicating an illegal agreement, they're communicating to the other players round the table that they have a hand that corresponds to an opening bid of …

  • I had thought this discussion had ended, but I see it's continued quite a bit since I last looked. I don't really want to prolong it further, but I would just like to add in response to Martin:

    I agree with what you say about a lot of clu…

  • I'd agree with that, James. I'm just trying to work out whether it's clear not to lead a club with the given information and clear to lead one with the correct information. It sounds as if you are giving other leads serious consideration.

  • I have some more information now. It seems the offender has done this sort of thing before, but years ago, so long ago and so infrequently that I am confident that his partner was not expecting it. His hand was:

    K73 A104 AQ10854 8

  • Steve, that's just how the offender explained his bid to me. I told him he didn't need to explain it this time as it wasn't expected by his (regular) partner, but now they will be aware of the possibility and should alert it and explain it could …

  • You might also want to consider whether North's failure to raise to 4H was influenced by the unauthorized information that South didn't know what 2NT meant. I'm not saying it was, South was a passed hand, and the double from East might have done …

  • I think the third player to play has all the thinking rights that declarer has at trick one. I've not heard anyone suggest there should be a limit to declarer's thinking time before playing from dummy, so why should the defender be forced to play…

  • My understanding of Blue Book 9C1(c) and (d) is that undos are permitted after partner has subsequently called provided the request was initiated before partner called. Is it possible the TD determined that offender had tried to request an undo i…

  • I'll ask him when I reply. Thanks, Jonathan.

  • I've just learned that the problem lies with bridgewebs, and they're working to fix it.

  • Thanks, Paul, for a very clear explanation. Perhaps what wasn't clear to me was when the data in the server (which would be complete if the game was finished, even with the computer down) gets saved to the BCS database. It would seem sensible if …

  • I suspect we're just talking to ourselves, John, because I sent the Deva club host your link and he says your second session boards are showing just fine. If anyone else can see repeats of the last traveller of the first session showing for the s…

  • Thanks for your responses. I'll pass them on to my co-director.

    He's actually solved the problem by adding the file that has the king-card symbol onto Bridgewebs, and that seems to work OK. He's always used the cloverleaf file (dlm), and …

  • Thanks for your replies. The question was about an ordinary club pairs, which would not be a barometer tournament. I'll pass your comments on.

  • To my surprise, I learned from our TD tonight that it's child's play to issue procedural penalties in BBO games at the point when files are converted to some other format after the game. I wonder how widely that is known. He did say that he's nev…

    in Fines in BBO Comment by VixTD March 2021
  • Martin, there is certainly perceived gamesmanship going on. The vocal member of pair A is aggrieved that they've been forced to disclose their calls properly but pair B don't seem to be taking any notice when they are told. He does have a tendenc…

  • Using the ethernet cable they've played complete sessions on BBO and RealBridge without interruptions, but are thinking of getting a new laptop anyway. They want to know if there are any specifications they should look for (in terms of RAM and pr…

  • Excellent, thanks for that, it sounds promising.

  • I did think of that too, Usually, but I'm pretty sure they don't lose their wifi connection completely. Is it possible the link could be just weak enough to break the connection with BBO transiently, without losing their internet connection compl…

  • I had a thought the other day that I don't expect to work, or someone cleverer than me might have suggested it. If a particular laptop is losing contact with BBO or Realbridge frequently, could it be the wifi link to the router that's at fault, a…

  • We do send out newsletters by e-mail telling players of their obligations to explain their bids, and asking them to abide by this. Some players just do as little as they would in face-to-face bridge, and take the attitude that if more information…

  • Thanks very much for your suggestions. It might be reassuring to them that they're not the only ones having trouble. I'll do my best to put your ideas to work.

  • Thanks, Gordon. I don't think it was just a failure of audio or video function. All action froze and they couldn't play any more cards (I think). I did suggest they try playing with the video switched off to see if it works better, but I don't th…

  • You can rule this way if you regard the second card as not a card led to a trick (because there has already been a card led), which I'm happy with. But if offender "...plays out of turn before his partner has played...." the restrictions of law 5…

  • I'm still not sure how I should have ruled.

  • Robin: "I think Law 45E1 applies - if the first card played/lead is confidently identified as being the card deliberately exposed then it is the card played. The second card becomes a penalty card."

    I hadn't thought of law 45E1, but that …