bluejak Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 They don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Pran Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 OK, I'll bite. How exactly do Bridgemates prevent players from mixing their cards before they agree on a result? They don't. But you are immediately in trouble if you don't record everything required in time. David's story about stating down one, feeling an agreement from opponents only to later have an objection "it was down 2" doesn't happen that way. You cannot record any result without a joint action between North and East: North registers and East confirms. Only then can you start on the next board at that table. Sven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 OK, I'll bite. How exactly do Bridgemates prevent players from mixing their cards before they agree on a result? They don't. But you are immediately in trouble if you don't record everything required in time. David's story about stating down one, feeling an agreement from opponents only to later have an objection "it was down 2" doesn't happen that way. You cannot record any result without a joint action between North and East: North registers and East confirms. Only then can you start on the next board at that table. Sven In a case like this, I think the TD would hit the Confirm button, explaining that he'll make a correction later if he rules that the result was different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejak Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 David's story about stating down one, feeling an agreement from opponents only to later have an objection "it was down 2" doesn't happen that way. You cannot record any result without a joint action between North and East: North registers and East confirms. Only then can you start on the next board at that table.I do not like being called a liar, and I suggest an immediate retraction is in order. It did happen that way two nights ago. It is not a question of later in the way that you seem to mean: I said "two off", everyone shuffles their cards, and then we started to do the scoring. This is perfectly normal, happening a million times every day. At this point - and whether we were using Bridge Mates or not is totally irrelevant - it became apparent that my LHO thought it was one off and was not aware I had said "two off". You can say it does not happen all you like, Sven, but it does, it did, this is not the first time, and it will not be the last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I agree with David, that's a very typical scenario. Usually it's resolved pretty quickly, when one of the players says something like "I lost 2 diamonds, a club, and the trump finesse", and the player who disagreed says, "oh yeah, that's right" or "no, I also got a second trump at the end". If this doesn't happen, you then try to replay the hand quickly. With experienced players, this shouldn't be too difficult. Where things can get tricky is with novices. They might not even be able to remember what the opening lead was, let alone all the details of the play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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