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I find it straightforward enough to ask “Do you think 4S is a logical alternative?”
I like the way the new law is broken up. I think it adds to its clarity.
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From: Eric Landau
Sent: 17 March 2017 19:13
To: [email protected]
Cc: Bridge Laws Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BLML] Game of Knowns
On Mar 17, 2017, at 9:06 AM, [email protected] wrote:
TD1 consulting TD2: “Do you think that 4S is an action that a significant proportion of the class of players in question, using the methods of the partnership, would seriously consider, and some might select?”
Or, since any wording fails if they haven’t read the law, what’s wrong with, “Do you think that 4S is a legal action?"
From: Eric Landau
On Mar 16, 2017, at 9:26 PM, Richard Hills <[email protected]> wrote:
The charm of Duplicate Bridge is that it is a game of imperfect information - a game of unknown knowns. You commence a deal's auction knowing little about pard's cards. But as the bidding and defence continues, the nature of pard's cards are progressively revealed. Or alternatively you could take a short cut by infracting the 2017 Law 16B1:
Any extraneous information from partner that might suggest a call or play is unauthorized. This includes remarks, questions, replies to questions, unexpected alerts or failures to alert, unmistakable hesitation, unwonted speed, special emphasis, tone, gesture, movement or mannerism.
(a)
A player may not choose a call or play that is demonstrably suggested over another by unauthorized information if the other call or play is a logical alternative.
(b)
A logical alternative is an action that a significant proportion of the class of players in question, using the methods of the partnership, would seriously consider, and some might select.
Introducing “logical alternative” here is unnecessary; why complicate the language with an unneeded definition? Why not, “A player may not choose… if the other call or play is an action that a significant proportion…”?
Eric Landau
Silver Spring MD
New York NY
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