Re: Exposed card prior to auction

Jeff Ford <[email protected]> Thu, 8 Nov 2018 08:09:47 -0800
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Is there some reason you didn't rule under Law 24B which is explicitly
about this situation? Or is this a distinction between the "auction"
mentioned in this law versus the "auction period"?

On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 10:48 AM Robert Frick <[email protected]> wrote:

> South dropped a card (King of Diamonds) onto the table (seen by partner)
> before the auction started. I made it UI (Law 16B). That seems right -- her
> partner had apparently taken her hand from the board already. I assume
> there is something else I should have done if partner had not taken her
> hand from the board, but I don't think I could have found it before the
> game ended.
>
> Off-hand, shouldn't L16A(d) probably be expanded to exclude information
> the player gains after partner takes his/her hand from the board? Just as a
> general principle.
>
> And of course, we can wonder about the intention of L24; it makes more
> sense with "auction period" instead of auction, though I did not mind being
> diverted to L16.
>
> Bob
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Is there some reason you didn&#39;t rule under Law 24B whi=
ch is explicitly about this situation? Or is this a distinction between the=
 &quot;auction&quot; mentioned in this law versus the &quot;auction period&=
quot;?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Nov 6, =
2018 at 10:48 AM Robert Frick &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">rfr=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Sout=
h dropped a card (King of Diamonds) onto the table (seen by partner) before=
 the auction started. I made it UI (Law 16B). That seems right -- her partn=
er had apparently taken her hand from the board already. I assume there is =
something else I should have done if partner had not taken her hand from th=
e board, but I don&#39;t think I could have found it before the game ended.=
<br>
<br>
Off-hand, shouldn&#39;t L16A(d) probably be expanded to exclude information=
 the player gains after partner takes his/her hand from the board? Just as =
a general principle.<br>
<br>
And of course, we can wonder about the intention of L24; it makes more sens=
e with &quot;auction period&quot; instead of auction, though I did not mind=
 being diverted to L16.<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
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