inquiry Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 - ACBL on BBO should not be limiting psychs ( not that we are, by policy)- There is nothing wrong with psyching in a non-frivolous fashion- TDs and players should be aware that many "psychs" are really just tactical calls - Players should avoid catering to partners psychs in the bidding unless they have alerted the opponents to partners tendencies. Yes, we knew this already, but is good to have the official word from the ACBL. IF anyone else wants to know what other bridge organizations say about psych's they should read appendix four of the World Bridge Federation guidlines, which deals with psychic bidding (it is only one page). The 2002 guidelines by the WBF can be found here... WBF guidelines on psychs.--- PDF format As you will see, this is in perfect agreement with the views expressed by the ACBL to Uday in writing (according to uday's summary)... with the how individual clubs deal with them obvioulsy not covered). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 >Many players have difficulty distinguishing between a psychic call and a >tactical bid. In investigating claims of excessive psychic bidding we have >often found that the call in question was a tactical bid. Why does this not surprise me? The ACBL is unable to offer a coherent definition that differentiates between a tactical bid and a psyche. (None to surprising given that the difference is inherently subjective) And somehow, the membership has gotten confused... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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