Re: Equity - some questions

"Sven Pran" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.games.bridge.laws
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Jeff Easterson 
> A pairs tournament; movement Howell.  Each pair has a guide card on which
is
> clearly shown at which table they are to play each round and which boards
are to
> be played.
> 
> During the match at one table the wrong boards are taken and it is only
> discovered after (at least) one board has been played.  There is no
stationary pair
> at the table.

 [Sven Pran] 
Read (and understand) Laws 15A, 15B and 7D.

> 
> Question 1:  do you agree that both pairs are equally responsible for the
mistake,
> for playing a wrong board?

[Sven Pran] 
Yes (of course)

> Question 2: if you do agree then do you agree that both pairs should have
the
> same, or equal sanctions (penalty, etc.)? 

[Sven Pran]
Yes (of course)

> 
> One pair had already played the boards; the other had not and was
scheduled to
> play the set later.
> The TD could give each pair an equivalent procedural penalty for playing
the
> wrong boards but it should be the same for each pair.
> Question 3: do you agree? 

[Sven Pran]
Any (Procedure) Penalty should be the same to both pairs.

The fact that one, but not the other pair has already played the board can,
and will usually result in different effects of rectifications.

> 
> Regardless of such a possible penalty the pair that had already played the
boards
> is not affected.  Their result from the earlier play of the boards is
valid.
> The pair that later is scheduled to play the boards will not be able to
play the
> board/boards it has already seen.  It will be given a score of 40% on
this/these
> board/boards.
> Question 4: do you agree?

[Sven Pran]
Yes (of course)

> 
> Thus one pair will be "penalised" (at least have an unfavourable adjusted
score9
> and the other will not.  Thus they will not be treated equally.
> Question 5: do you agree?

[Sven Pran] 
No, they are treated equally, but their conditions are different and so
become the effects.

> 
> Question 6: if you do agree with this is it not a violation of the
principle of equal
> sanctioning of both pairs?

[Sven Pran] 
No

> 
> Ciao,  JE
> 
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