Unusual UI?

[Sjoerds]

I assume the Dutch are bright enough not to have forgotten the principle of full disclosure which exists in the rest of the world. They simply have created a new game and are still calling it Bridge.

 

:lol:

I do understand your arguments and I might even agree. As I stated before it is a guideline. The TD can make up his own mind.

And after almost 3 years experiences with this guideline, I must say it actually works! In particular for the less experienced TD it is really helpful.

[aguahombre]

And just in case there is the slightest doubt, my comments were about the rules...not about Dutch Bridge play or players. I know nothing about lower level standards in the Netherlands, but what I have seen of the top players is awsome.

[bluejak]

Continuing spades seems to be a logical alternative (does that term apply in the play?).

Certainly.

 

I am not sure North could have bid or played this any worse and can see no reason to give her/him back via a ruling what (s)he lost at the table.

If you think something is SEWoG, fine. But that is no reason to not adjust for the offending side.

 

I worry at the approach, which seems to be getting more common, to see whether the non-offenders deserve something. Why don't we ask whether offenders deserve their good results?

 

May I suggest in future when looking at possible adjustments we always look at whether we should adjust for the offending side. Having decided that, and assuming the answer is Yes, then consider what the non-offenders should get, applying Law 12C1B, and also considering the different standards in Law 12C1E when inside the ACBL.

 

... could demonstrably be suggested ...

 

I don't see why West thinking East has clubs suggests that East switches to diamonds.

One possible defence is to switch to diamonds now before declarer has worked out whether he needs to take the diamond finesse. If you switch to the ♦T declarer may worry about a ruff, especially if she does not know you have diamonds. You know this is more likely to work - considerably more likely - if your hand has been described as clubs and spades. Thus switching to the T is taking advantage of the description that you know that declarer has been given, so it is a breach of Law 73C.