Vampyr Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 A very strange misconception to do with Stop cards has taken root here in England. Quite a few players believe that when the Stop card is displayed, they should sit silently until it is removed, and then, if they have a question about the bid, ask their question. I don't think that the proper procedure here is written up in the Orange Book; it has probably not occurred to the writers that players could come up with something so stupid. But they have, and I think that perhaps the proper procedure should be spelt out the next time the Orange Book is updated. David? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJonson Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 What, pray, is the proper procedure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 When the call is made, ask your questions. The "clock" should start after the questions (and any supplemental questions) are answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Wouldn't be an issue if you adopted ACBL's Stop card procedure. :) The smiley means I'm not being serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejak Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 You are meant to look interested while waiting. Asking questions is a fine way of looking interested I believe. However this is not a universal view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 The purpose of the required hesitation is to mask whether the choice of call is easy or not. If you have questions, you presumably wouldn't start making this decision until after you get the answers. Even if you don't need the time in a particular case, the point is to make the tempo the same after ALL skip bids, so there's no UI about whether this is a case where time is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejak Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 How does anyone know that you have a decision to make when you ask questions? Perhaps you know you are going to pass anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 How does anyone know that you have a decision to make when you ask questions? Perhaps you know you are going to pass anyway.That's the point of the Stop card rule: it doesn't matter. You hesitate the same whether or not you have a decision to make. And if you have a question, you might need to make the decision after hearing the answer. So for consistency with this case, you should hesitate after the answer even if you have nothing to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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