InTime Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 1. If a pair is playing a weird system with a lot of possible misunderstandings in a tournament (not necessarily a BBO tourney), can you ask the pair not to alert any of their bids. Is this allowable or not? 2. Can the Tournament Director ruled during the tournament that the pair should stop playing their system because of this and revert to a type of standard system? 3. What should be the ruling if this pair bundeled their opponents out of a contract because of this which more or less the whole room is in? Sorry if I am at the wrong Forum. If so, let me know where to place it. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejak Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Sorry if I am at the wrong Forum. If so, let me know where to place it.There is no problem with the question in this forum, however, you have not given us the relevant information. It is always asked in this forum that opening posters who post questions tell us what jurisdiction. For example, the somewhat unhelpful but correct answers to your questions are: 1. If a pair is playing a weird system with a lot of possible misunderstandings in a tournament (not necessarily a BBO tourney), can you ask the pair not to alert any of their bids. Is this allowable or not?It is allowable in some jurisdictions and not others. For example, in an English tournament, no, you may not ask your opponents not to alert. 2. Can the Tournament Director ruled during the tournament that the pair should stop playing their system because of this and revert to a type of standard system?This is a matter for the regulations of the jurisdiction. In most jurisdictions, no. Players have to learn their system, and opponents who will tend to get good results on average are expected to be tolerant. Of course, if the jurisdiction does not allow the system played then the TD will stop its use. 3. What should be the ruling if this pair bundeled their opponents out of a contract because of this which more or less the whole room is in?That is known as "bridge". Your opponents are not on your side, and if they get a good board against you because of their system perhaps you should consider whether it is worth taking their system up, assuming it is legal to be played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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