Sufficient explanation ?

[blackshoe]

We are told that the card is being revised, or at least looked at for revision. When or if that will actually happen, I don't know. Even if it does, I'm not all that convinced it'll be an improvement. We'll see.

[barmar]

Just addressing one issue, which is that it is not the first time that the ACBL convention card has been demonstrated to be hopeless. Why not use a 2-sided convention card and have the scorecard separate? Also, checkboxes take up a lot of room, since you are not checking all of them. What is the reason for not having player write what they are doing instead of using a lot of space to print what they are not doing?

Checkboxes have two benefits:

 

1. When you're filling out a CC with a new partner, they act as a guide to the most common agreements you need to make.

 

2. When an opponent wants to see if you're playing something common, they can quickly look for the familiar checkbox.

 

The CC is obviously not designed to be a replacement for detailed system notes, just a basic summary.

[Vampyr]

Checkboxes have two benefits:

 

1. When you're filling out a CC with a new partner, they act as a guide to the most common agreements you need to make.

 

2. When an opponent wants to see if you're playing something common, they can quickly look for the familiar checkbox.

 

The CC is obviously not designed to be a replacement for detailed system notes, just a basic summary.

 

On the EBU cards, items are also in places that people can find easily. Somehow people don’t need a “guide” to help them decide on their agreements.