crazy4hoop

crazy4hoop vs. diana_eva: 6-4 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:ffbe5af3.daa5.11e6.90ac.0cc47a39aeb4-1484431717&u=crazy4hoop

This excerpt from the tech files seems to contradict that: NOTE: Directors should be alert to situations where an apparent inadvertency is actually an instance of the declarer thinking ahead, i.e., calling a card to the current trick that he really intends to play to a subsequent trick. For example, declarer has led his singleton to dummy's AK of an off suit. He plans to cash both and take a pitch from his hand and then play a trump towards his hand. Before he cashes the second high card from dummy he calls for dummy's trump and then wants to retract it as inadvertent. To be deemed inadvertent, a called card from dummy must be solely the result of a slip of the tongue and not a momentary mental lapse. Hence, declarers attempted changed may not be allowed. (Office policy - 12/2003)

Gotta love April 1. If this had been real, we might have read something along the lines of "We need your help. In order to attain effective counsel we need our readership to step up and donate $10 each so we can afford something more than some public defender greener than the pass cards. Payment is as simple as purchasing an NABC entry online through our site. Thank you for your understanding." I'm no lawyer but believe if this had been real they would have asked for money (again).

I'm not sure about allowing 3♣. The 1♣ opener could likely be as few as 3 while the 3♣ overcall I would think tends to show 6+. So while it may define the hand in terms of opening strength it shows more clubs than a 1♣ opener potentially would.

But there is for most bridge players.

I think the way to start this in ACBLscore is to start by adding your section, entering the letter and color and all that stuff. Then when asked Mitchell, Howell, something I don't remember, or External, select External. Then scroll all the way down to Create your own Mitchell movement. Then you can enter 11 tables and 12 rounds and 24 boards in play. Then you can convert to one winner movement and go about editing sequentially the boards and pairs as blackshoe suggested (I think). Good luck!

I am sure I could do better than 0.06 posts per day if I thought I had anything significant to add to the conversation. What happens often is that I simply enjoy reading the posts, and if the post has a question that I think I know the answer to, I try to answer it. But most of the time since I only log in to these forums once a day somebody else has already answered the question and I move on to the next post (no, I am not posting this to add to my daily average).

I had the misfortune of attempting to drive to slam opposite my GIB partner's overcall of 2♥ over 2♦. Since I had a void (in clubs) I started by cue bidding (3♦) to show a limit raise or better and then over the expected signoff I cue bid 4♠ as I had the Ace. Then over GIB's 4NT keycard ask I bid 5NT to show an even number of keycards and a void somewhere. GIB decided the intelligent thing to do here was pass with 2 small diamonds. Fortunately my void was clubs and I had AJ10 of diamonds so this contract made on the spade finesse. Unfortunately 6♥ relied on the same winning finesse. Come to think of it I think that is the 2nd time I had this happen so I should have known better, as OP started to say, "Fool me once..." From now on I'm just answering keycards and ignoring the void until the next alleged upgrade occurs.

I wonder how many years are added to one's sentence for ZT violations...

Sorry if this isn't what you need or is redundant (from ACBLscore): CONTROLLED PSYCHS This item is defined on the "ACBL Limited Conventions" chart: Psychic controls (bids designed to determine whether partner has psyched or to clarify the nature of the psyche) are not allowed. Having bids available (jump shifts in K-S) which allow opener to make a rebid which by agreement exposes a psyche cannot be allowed. RISK-FREE PSYCHES Psychic controls are not permitted. If a pair is using methods that enable them to make risk-free psyches, they are in essence playing psychic controls. For example, in playing a 10-12 NT, many pairs have the understanding or the agreement that the NT opener may not bid again (except in forcing or invitational situations). If the pair were to psyche a non-forcing or invitational response, the agreement would be a psychic control. For example, 1NT-Pass-2Hearts-3Clubs, if the opener is prohibited from bidding 3 hearts with a maximum and a fit, then a risk-free environment is created. To pass without the interference would not be a problem as there is still risk involved (your partner could have a maximum real 2 heart bid), but to pass in competition gives your partner room to maneuver with the knowledge that you will not interfere. Since psychic controls are illegal, when a player does psyche one of these responses, the pair is playing an illegal agreement. WE should lean heavily toward issuing a procedural penalty or adjustment for the pair's illegal use of this agreement as a psychic control. Another example is a 2 spade response to a weak 2 heart or 2 diamond bid that opener is not permitted to raise. This becomes a psychic control when the 2 spade bid is a psychic. While it would be legal to have the agreement that a 2NT rebid shows spade support, the agreement would be illegal (a psychic control) if responder were to psyche the 2 spade response. Therefore, a legal agreement that creates a risk-free psychic environment (that is an environment where the psycher knows his partner is under control - this does not include hands where we know because of our particular hand that we have an answer to most things that our partner can do to us) becomes illegal if the pair psyches.

Bill Clinton... Philanderer

I thought this 10-table example from ACBLscore would work for the 12 (or 11.5) table game: 3.10.3 Forgot to call the skip Let's say, you have a 10 table game with Mitchell Movement. There should be a skip after 5 rounds. However, at the beginning of the 6th round, E-W pairs tell you that they have already played the boards which reminds you that you forgot to call the skip. N-S pairs saw their hands already, therefore it is more sensible to move the boards to the next lower table (which makes the same effect as players' skipping) instead of moving the players. This requires some changes to be made in ACBLscore. Use EDMOV and choose the second option ("Display or change movement"). The schedule of seating and the 12-item menu will be displayed. The schedule clearly does not match the seating in your game at this point. First, you need to correct the E-W player seating and then, move the boards on the program. Select option seven (Edit pairs) from the menu to start changing the seating so that ACBLscore will be consistent with your game. After choosing "Add a constant to moving pairs", select direction of moving pairs from the alternatives presented to you. Next, ACBLscore will ask the starting and the ending round numbers (the starting round number is 6 since the error occurred at round 6. The ending round number is 9), low (1) and high (10) moving pair number in cycle, and the constant to add all moving pair numbers (1). You will be back to the Select Pair Edit Option window. Press ESC and select "edit boards" from the 12-item menu. Choose, the first option ("Add a constant to board numbers") from the Select Board Edit Option window. Change the starting round number to 6 and ending round number to 9. Low board number in cycle is 1 and the high one is 30. Since it is a 3 board per round movement, change the constant to add to board numbers to 3. After you are done, check the schedule to see whether you have achieved what you were trying to do. Then, select save and exit from the 12-item menu. If there is an error, ACBLscore will inform you; if not, you will be back to the EDMOV options Again, EBU is out of the jurisdiction of ACBL and I apologize for wasting anybody's time if this alternative is no good.

I thought instead of the players skipping a table that the boards would essentially skip a table to make up for it. I am probably overlooking something, maybe overlooking a lot of things.

I'm not sure I know the answer to your questions but I have a question. Could the director just ask that play stop this round and have the boards go down another table?

So much for this being the RIP thread...

Congratulations! Of course I had you winning it all on my bracket sheet. :D

One problem, and I think Debbie Rosenberg pointed it out some months ago (my apologies Debbie if I am attributing this to the wrong person) is that the score card is on the back of the CC (in ACBL) so players think they have to keep them to keep score. Granted, they should just realize that they can use another CC to score while keeping the actual CC they play in a place where the opponents can refer to it most easliy. One solution could be to stop printing the score card on the back of the CC and to put in its place a more general description of methods cited by Phil (or is it Plol?) containing, but not necessarily limited to, the 5 items he likes to check out at the start of the round. Score cards could be printed on a separate sheet or sheets (and even be 2-sided for those who wish to save paper). If need be, players can still keep their score cards in those plastic holders that they so desperately have to have and be returned their CC at the end of the round. I know this is no cure-all but I just thought I'd throw it out there.

I guess it would be prohibitably expensive for ACBL to have screen for all rounds of all NABC+ events. Not suggesting that would be a cure-all but other than having to charge its customers higher card fees to fund them, the downside seems pretty small to me.

One thing I like to ask, and bluejak suggested it, is asking who made the final pass. If everyone agrees on it being the same player then his or her partner could not have doubled. Of course, the other suggestions already presented make a lot of sense, too.

The following seems contradictory to me but I got it from ACBLscore Tech Files: 4) CUEBIDS Most cuebids are not Alertable. However, any cuebid which conveys a very unusual or unexpected meaning still requires an Alert. EXAMPLE: 1S-2H-P-2S If the 2S bid is a heart raise with values or some constructive hand, no Alert is required. If the 2S bid is a transfer to clubs, an Alert is required. EXAMPLE: 1D-2D If the 2D bid shows the majors (Michaels), clubs and spades (top/bottom) or some other two-suiter (not including diamonds, no Alert is required. I think it can be easily argued that top and bottom is a very unusual or unexpected meaning, hence it should be alerted but in example 2 above we are told that some other two-suiter not including the opened suit is not alertable. Perhaps ACBL needs to fix this but who knows how long that will take. Here is more about cuebids if anyone cares: CUEBID COMPILATION This collection of direct cuebids and alert requirements was compiled by Rick Beye and Mike Flader in summer 2005. 1H - 2H = takeout, Alert only if for hearts 1S - 2S = takeout, Alert only if for spades 1C - 2C = takeout, Alert only if for clubs 1C* - 2C = takeout, Alert only if for clubs *could be short 1D* - 2D = takeout, Alert only if for diamonds *could be short 1C* - 2C = takeout, Alert only if for clubs *Polish Club, could be short, could be strong 2C* - 3C = takeout, Alert only if for clubs *Precision-style, 5 plus clubs 2D* - 2H = Alert only if for hearts *Majors (such as Flannery) 2D* - 2S = alert only if for spades *Majors The following are not considered cuebids: 1C* - 2C = clubs, any other meaning Alert *Precision, strong/artificial 2D* - 3D = diamonds, any other meaning Alert *Majors 2D* - 2M or 3m = natural, no cuebid available, Alert other meanings *any 3 suits 2C* - 3C = clubs, Alert other meanings *strong, artificial & forcing 1D-P-1H-2H = if natural or 2-suited takeout, no Alert 1D-P-1H-2D = if natural or 2-suited takeout, no Alert I would tend to agree with the director here. Seems like NS assumed Michaels rather than asking and that no MI was transmitted (although OP has some doubt about the timing of NS finding out about the meaning of 2♣.

I found this on ACBLscore and hope it helps. My apologies if it does not: LAW 81.C RECTIFYING AN ERROR OR IRREGULARITY (BIDS, LEADS, SIGNALS) The Laws Commission issued some guidelines as to how Directors should act under Law 81C: The Director's duties and powers normally include the following: 6.Errors To rectify any error or irregularity of which he becomes aware in any manner, within the correction period established in accordance with Law 79C. A Director should not prevent a player from committing an infraction, such as revoking. However, if a revoke is established and no one notices it, the Director should wait until after the round is over and then inform both sides what happened. He then restores equity. If a Director is called to the table and asked to give a ruling on, say, one part of an auction and he discovers an irregularity in another part of the auction, he must consider the auction as a whole and correct all irregularities. Another example: If a Director becomes aware of a pair playing an unauthorized convention, he must advise them and follow through to make sure they do not continue to play it.

This comes from ACBLscore: I entered 7 tables, 9 rounds, 3 boards per round, and this was the movement that popped up. Sorry I cannot be helpfu in offering an opinion but it looks like the ACBLscore program suggests 4 stationary NS pairs and 1 EW stationary pair, at least for round 1. Tables: 7 6.5 Boards/Round: 3 3 Rounds: 9 9 Boards played: 27 24/27 Top on a board: 6 5 Average: 81 67- (Sit-out factor UP 1/8) Check total: 1134 810 Movement: THREE-QUARTER HOWELL INITIAL GAME SETUP TABLE BOARDS N-S E-W (*=Stationary) 1 1- 3 14* 1 2 4- 6 6 7 3 7- 9 13* 4 4 10-12 2 12* 5 13-15 11* 8 6 16-18 3 5 7 19-21 10* 9 Bye-stand 22-27 BOARD MOVEMENT: 1<--2<--3<--4<--5<--6<--7<--BYE<--BYE<-- PAIR 1 PAIR 2 PAIR 3 PAIR 4 7 TABLES 7 TABLES 7 TABLES 7 TABLES RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS 1 1E 14 1- 3 1 4N 12 10-12 1 6N 5 16-18 1 3E 13 7- 9 2 7N 10 22-24 2 1E 14 4- 6 2 4N 12 13-15 2 6N 6 19-21 3 5N 11 19-21 3 7E 10 25-27 3 1E 14 7- 9 3 4N 12 16-18 4 2E 9 13-15 4 5N 11 22-24 4 7N 10 1- 3 4 1E 14 10-12 5 2N 2 16-18 5 2E 1 16-18 5 5E 11 25-27 5 7E 10 4- 6 6 6E 8 4- 6 6 2N 3 19-21 6 2E 2 19-21 6 5E 11 1- 3 7 3N 13 25-27 7 6E 9 7- 9 7 2N 4 22-24 7 2E 3 22-24 8 6N 3 10-12 8 3N 13 1- 3 8 6E 1 10-12 8 2N 5 25-27 9 4N 12 7- 9 9 6N 4 13-15 9 3N 13 4- 6 9 6E 2 13-15 PAIR 5 PAIR 6 PAIR 7 PAIR 8 7 TABLES 7 TABLES 7 TABLES 7 TABLES RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS 1 6E 3 16-18 1 2N 7 4- 6 1 2E 6 4- 6 1 5E 11 13-15 2 3E 13 10-12 2 6E 4 19-21 2 2N 8 7- 9 2 2E 7 7- 9 3 6N 7 22-24 3 3E 13 13-15 3 6E 5 22-24 3 2N 9 10-12 4 4E 12 19-21 4 6N 8 25-27 4 3E 13 16-18 4 6E 6 25-27 5 1E 14 13-15 5 4E 12 22-24 5 6N 9 1- 3 5 3N 13 19-21 6 7N 10 7- 9 6 1E 14 16-18 6 4E 12 25-27 6 6N 1 4- 6 7 5N 11 4- 6 7 7E 10 10-12 7 1E 14 19-21 7 4N 12 1- 3 8 2E 4 25-27 8 5N 11 7- 9 8 7N 10 13-15 8 1E 14 22-24 9 2N 6 1- 3 9 2E 5 1- 3 9 5E 11 10-12 9 7E 10 16-18 PAIR 9 PAIR 10 PAIR 11 PAIR 12 7 TABLES 7 TABLES 7 TABLES 7 TABLES RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS 1 7E 10 19-21 1 7N 9 19-21 1 5N 8 13-15 1 4E 2 10-12 2 5E 11 16-18 2 7E 1 22-24 2 5N 9 16-18 2 4E 3 13-15 3 2E 8 10-12 3 7N 2 25-27 3 5E 1 19-21 3 4E 4 16-18 4 2N 1 13-15 4 7E 3 1- 3 4 5E 2 22-24 4 4N 5 19-21 5 6E 7 1- 3 5 7N 4 4- 6 5 5N 3 25-27 5 4N 6 22-24 6 3N 13 22-24 6 7E 5 7- 9 6 5N 4 1- 3 6 4N 7 25-27 7 6N 2 7- 9 7 7N 6 10-12 7 5E 5 4- 6 7 4E 8 1- 3 8 4N 12 4- 6 8 7E 7 13-15 8 5E 6 7- 9 8 4E 9 4- 6 9 1E 14 25-27 9 7N 8 16-18 9 5N 7 10-12 9 4E 1 7- 9 PAIR 13 PAIR 14 7 TABLES 7 TABLES RD SIT VS BOARDS RD SIT VS BOARDS 1 3N 4 7- 9 1 1N 1 1- 3 2 3N 5 10-12 2 1N 2 4- 6 3 3N 6 13-15 3 1N 3 7- 9 4 3N 7 16-18 4 1N 4 10-12 5 3E 8 19-21 5 1N 5 13-15 6 3E 9 22-24 6 1N 6 16-18 7 3E 1 25-27 7 1N 7 19-21 8 3E 2 1- 3 8 1N 8 22-24 9 3E 3 4- 6 9 1N 9 25-27 I see the guide cards came out hard to read. I wish I knew how to make them look normal like they do when writing the post. Oh well.

Living Colour's "Cult of Personality"

I agree that west has abused the alert procedure, in this case probably a lack of an alert by east or NS asking and east offering the wrong explanation. If west operates under the assumption that his partner knew what 2♦ was and chose to pass anyway, then that would indeed suggest long diamonds and west should be considering attacking his side's "known" 9-card suit. I would probably adjust to 3NT making 3 on a diamond lead. I'm not sure if west should get an ethics lecture if s/he is really inexperienced but ought to be given some education on what the ethical thing to do might be. Or with that heart sequence does everyone think gotta lead a heart, wtp? Tough one. :)

I was also thinking that making bridge affordable might be in the list of priorities. Unfortunately, I don't think I have the solution(s).