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ACBL Duplicate Laws - Index

Definitions

A

Acceptance of 

Insufficient bid - 27
Lead out of turn - 53 - 54 - 55
Opening lead out of turn - 54
Play of card other than penalty card - 52
Premature play - 57 - 60
Trick lost as won - 72
 

 

Accidental dropping of card 

By declarer - 48
By defender - 50
During auction period - 24
During play period - 48 - 50
Minor penalty card - 50
 

 

Accidental receipt of information - 16

 

Acquiescence in claim or concession - 69

Withdrawal of acquiescence - 69
 

 

Action violating obligation to pass - 37

Condonation of - 35
 

 

Adjusted score

Amount of award - 12 - 86 - 88
Director's power to adjust - 12 - 86
Indemnity points - 88
Individual event - 88 - 89
Method of calculating - 12 - 86 - 88
Pair event - 12 - 88
Remedy after change of call - 21
Remedy after permissible change of play - 47
Remedy for defender's premature exposure of card - 50
Remedy for error in procedure - 82
Remedy for exposed card - 23
Remedy for failure to explain call or play - 40
Remedy for insufficient bid - 27
Remedy for irregular pass causing damage - 23
Remedy for misdistribution of cards - 13
Remedy for play of wrong board - 15
Remedy for receipt of unauthorized information - 16
Remedy for revoke - 64
Remedy for violation of properties - 73
Team event - 86
 

 

Agreement on results of play

Acquiescence in claim or concession - 69
Agreement on number of tricks won - 79
Arrangement of tricks to facilitate - 65
 

 

Aid to memory, calculation, or technique - 40

 

Alert 

Change of call following disclosure of misinformation - 21
Failure as to misinformation - 21
Inclusion in review of auction - 20
Regulation by sponsoring organization - 40
 

 

Appeal

Notification of right to - 83
Prerequisites for - 92
Procedures - 92 - 93
Right to - 92
To Appeals Committee - 93
To Chief Director - 93
To National Laws Commission - 93
 

 

Appeals Committee - 93

 

Arrangement of tricks - 65

 

Attempt to change call - 25

 

Attempt to play card not in dummy - 46

 

Auction - see also Auction Period

Partial review - 20
Review of - 20
Rotation - 17
 

 

Auction period 

Call after end of - 35 - 39
Continuation after three passes, if one was out of rotation - 34
End of - 17
Irregularity during - 9
Penalty - see Penalty, in auction
Procedure following end of - 22
Review during or after - 20
Start of - 17
 

 

B

Behavior - see Properties

 

Bid

After final pass - 39
Distinguished from other calls - 18
Form of - 18
Insufficient - 18 - 27
Of more than seven - 35 - 38
Out of rotation - 27 - 29 - 31
Proper form - 18
Sufficiency - 18
When pass was required - 37
 

 

Bids, simultaneous - 33

 

Board

Cancellation - 6 - 17 - 86
Cards in - 7
Control - 7
Dealer rotation - 2
Duplication - 6
Fouled - 87
Late play - 15
Misplacement of cards in - 90
Movement - 8
Placement - 7
Play of wrong board - 15 - 17 - 90
Redeal - 6 - 86
Removal of cards from - 7
Substitute - 86
Vulnerability rotation - 2
Wrong board played - 15 - 17 - 90
 

 

C

Call

Admissible doubles - 19 - 36
Admissible redoubles -19 - 36
After auction closed - 35 - 39
Bids - 18
Before penalty imposed - 11
Change of - see Call, change of
Condonation of inadmissible call - 35
Inadmissible - 35
Not clearly heard - 20
Review of - 20
 

 

Call, change of 

After opponent's infraction - 16
After disclosure of opponent's misinformation - 16 - 21
Bid out of rotation as - 31
Correction of inadvertent or illegal call - 25
Immediate - 25
Information resulting from - 16
Lead penalty for - 26
Pass out of rotation as - 30
Penalty in auction - 25 - 27 - 30 - 31
Remedy for opponent's infraction - 16
 

 

Call other than bids - 18

 

Calls, simultaneous - 33

 

Card  - see also Cards; Play of card

Attempt to play card not in dummy - 46
Convention - see Convention card
Declarer's, visible and constructively played - 45
Defender's, visible to partner - 45 - 49
Detachment from hand prematurely - 74
Dummy's, play by declarer - 57
Dummy's, played in error - 45
Dummy's, touched or designated - 45
Exposed - see Exposed card
Inspection of own card played to previous trick - 66
Misplayed by dummy - 45
Missing - 14
Played - 45
Position of - 45
Reconstruction of deal if missing card unfound - 14
Restoration of missing card - 14
Retracted - see Retraction of card played
Revoke by failure to play missing card - 14
Seen by wrong player - 13
Visibility of - 45 - 49
 

 

Cards  - see also Card

Arrangement of for keeping track of tricks won - 65
Control of own hand - 7
Counting of - 7
Incorrect number held - 13
Inspection of own card played to previous trick - 66
Inspection of tricks - 61 - 62 - 66
Quitted tricks - 61 - 62 - 66
Rank of - 1 - 44
Return of cards to board - 7
Sorting of dummy's hand - 41
Spectator's view of - 76
Touching cards of another player - 90
 

 

Cessation of play following claim or concession - 68

 

Change of call - see Call, change of

 

Change of card - see Retraction of card played

 

Change of play - see Retraction of card played

 

Chief Director - 93

 

Claim

Acquiescence in - 69
By declarer - 48 - 68
By defender - 68
By facing cards - 48
Cessation of play - 68
Concession - 68
Contested claim - 70
Current trick - 68
Exposed card of declarer as - 48
Rejection by director - 70
Summoning director - 68
Withdrawal of acquiescence in - 69
 

 

Commencement of play - 41

 

Comment - see Extraneous information; Properties

 

Comparison of scores - 90

 

Completion of play

Cessation of play following claim or concession - 68
End of round - 8
End of session - 8
 

 

Concession

Acquiescence in - 69 - 72
By declarer - 48 - 68
By defender - 68
Cancellation by director - 71
Cessation of play - 68
Claim - 68
Contract already fulfilled or defeated - 71
Current trick - 68
Exposed card of declarer as - 48
Implausible - 71
Objection by partner of conceding defender - 68
Of trick already won - 71
Of trick in progress - 68
Of trick not losable by any legal play - 71
Summoning director - 68
Trick cannot be lost - 71
Withdrawal of acquiescence in claim - 69
 

 

Conclusion

Of play following declarer's claim or concession - 68
Of play following defender's claim re future tricks - 68
Of round - 8
Of session - 8
 

 

Condonation  - see also Forfeiture; Waiver

Of action by player required to pass - 35
Of bid of more than seven - 35
Of call after final pass - 35
Of inadmissible double - 35
Of inadmissible redouble - 35
Of insufficient bid - 27
Of lead out of turn - 53
 

 

Conduct - see Properties

 

Consultation between partners on options after irregularity - 10

 

Contract

Final bid - 22
Inquiry as to - 41
 

 

Convention card 

Examination of own card prohibited - 40
Regulation by sponsoring organization - 40
Timing of reference to opponent's card - 40
 

 

Conventional call

As insufficient bid - 27
Change of call - 26
Disclosure required - 40
Explanation of - 20 - 40
Out of rotation - 29
Pass as - 30
Regulation by sponsoring organization - 40
 

 

Conventional card play 

Explanation of - 20
Disclosure required - 40
 

 

Conventions 

Disclosure required - 20 - 40
Partnership agreements - 40 - 75
Regulation by sponsor - 40
 

 

Correction of

Error in explanation of partnership understanding - 75
Error in giving review of auction - 20
Error in ruling by director - 82
Irregularity - 9
 

 

Counting of cards

Error subject to penalty - 90
Requirement - 7
 

 

Current trick

Defender's statement as to - 68
Inspection of - 66
 

 

D

Deal

Presence of contestants - 6
Procedure - 6
Redeal - 6 - 86
Rotation of dealer - 2
Shuffle - 6
 

 

Dealer

First to call - 17
Rotation - 2
 

 

Deception - 40 - 73

 

Deck - 1

 

Declarer

Becomes dummy by facing hand after opening lead out of turn - 54
Facing of hand after opening lead out of turn - 54
Play of dummy's hand - 41 - 42 - 45
Right after irregularity - 9
 

 

Defective trick

Too few cards - 67
Too many cards - 45 - 67
 

 

Defender

Prohibition on inquiry re partner's failure to follow suit - 61
Right after irregularity - 9
 

 

Defensive signals - see Conventional card play

 

Denominations, rank of - 1 - 18

 

Designation of card - 45

Erroneous - 46
Inadvertent - 45
Incomplete - 46
Proper form - 46
 

 

Director - see also Director, discretion of; Summoning director

Discretionary powers in general - 12
Duties in general - 81 - 90
Notice to contestant of right to appeal - 83
Powers in general - 81 - 90
Rectification of error in procedure - 82
Ruling on agreed facts - 84
Ruling on disputed facts - 85
 

 

Director, discretion of 

To adjust score - 12; see also Adjusted score
To penalize notwithstanding forfeiture of right to penalize - 11
To predeal - 6
To require redeal - 6 - 86
 

 

Disqualification of player - 91

 

Double

Error in stating bid doubled - 19
Form - 19
Inadmissible - 19 - 32 - 35 - 36 - 39
Increase in scoring values - 77
Legal - 19
Out of rotation - 32
Proper form - 19
When pass was required - 37
 

 

Dropping of card - see Accidental dropping of card; Play of card

 

Dummy - see also Dummy, play of

Arrangement of cards in - 41
As agent of declarer - 42
Hand of - 41
Hand played by declarer - 41 - 42 - 45
Limitations on actions by - 43
Penalty for infraction by - 43
Play of - see Dummy, play of
Rights of - 42 - 61
Sorting of cards in - 41
 

 

Dummy, play of 

Attempt to play card not in dummy - 46
By declarer - 41 - 42 - 45
Card not designated by declarer - 45
Designation of card not in dummy - 46
Incomplete designation of card - 46
Misplay by dummy of card not named by declarer - 45
Partial designation of card - 46
Premature play by defender - 57
Proper method - 45 - 46
Singleton not deemed automatically designated - 57
 

 

Duplication of boards - 6

 

E

Emphasis - see Extraneous information; Properties

 

End of round or session - 8

 

Enforced pass - see Pass, enforced

 

Errors - see also specific irregularities

In explanation of partnership agreement - 75
In giving review of auction - 20
In procedure - 90
In ruling by director - 82
In score - 79
In stating contract doubled - 19
In stating contract redoubled - 19
 

 

Exchanging hands - 43

 

Explanation of conventional meaning of calls

During auction period - 20
During play period - 20 - 41
 

 

Exposed card 

As claim or concession by declarer - 68
Declarer's visible card - 48
Defender's - 49
During auction period - 24
During deal - 6
During making of claim - 70
During shuffle - 6
Extraneous information - 47
More than one - 24
Opening lead out of turn - 48 - 54
Penalty card - 50
Rank, significance of - 24
Retracted card - 47
Simultaneous play of cards - 58
Visibility of defender's card to partner - 49
 

 

Extraneous information  - see also Information

Accidentally received information - 16
Action by partner - 16
Exposed card - 50
Remark by partner - 16
 

 

F

Face down opening lead - 41 - 45

Withdrawal of with director's permission - 41
 

 

Facts

Agreed, ruling on - 84
Appeal on question of - 93
Disputed, ruling on - 85
 

 

Failure to alert - see Alert

 

Failure to comply with regulations - 72 - 90

 

Failure to play penalty card - see Penalty card

 

Fifth card to a trick - 45

 

Following suit

General requirement - 44
Requirement when penalty card(s) present - 50 - 59
Revoke - 61
 

 

Forfeiture of rights  - see also Condonation; Waiver

Acceptance of insufficient bid - 27
Acceptance of lead out of turn - 53
After call out of rotation - 29
After irregularity - 9 - 10 - 11
By dummy's infraction - 43
Play before assessment of penalty for infraction - 60
Retention of right to call - 34
 

 

Fouled board - 87

 

G

Gesture - see Extraneous information

 

Gratuitous information - see Extraneous information; Properties

 

H

Hand records - 13

 

Hesitation - see Extraneous information; Pause; Properties

 

Honor cards

As major penalty cards - 50
Scoring table - 77
 

 

I

Illegal call - 25

 

Illegal card - 52 - 61

 

Illegal double

After partner's pass out of rotation - 30
Impermissible substitution for insufficient bid - 27
In general - 19
Inadmissible double - 19 - 32 - 36
 

 

Illegal play - 60

 

Illegal redouble

After partner's pass out of rotation - 30
Impermissible substitution for insufficient bid - 27
In general - 19
Inadmissible redouble - 19 - 32 - 36
 

 

Illegal unauthorized information - 16

 

IMP scoring - 78

 

Inability to comply with lead or play penalty - 59

 

Inadmissible call - 35 - 36

 

Inadvertent call - 25

 

Inadvertent designation of card - 45 - 47

 

Incomplete call of card from dummy - 46

 

Indemnity points - 84

 

Individual events

Adjusted score - 12 - 88 - 89
Indemnity points - 88
Partnership - 4
Penalties - 89
 

 

Inflection - see Extraneous information; Properties

 

Information  - see also Extraneous information; Properties

Accidentally received - 16
Authorized - 16
From change of call - 16
From change of play - 16
From exposed card - 50
From lead out of turn - 55
From misdistribution of cards - 13
From pass out of rotation - 30
Importance of - 13
Unauthorized - 16
 

 

Inspection of tricks - 66

 

Insufficient bid - 18 - 27

 

Intentionally misleading call or play - 40

 

Irregularity - see also Forfeiture of rights; specific irregularities

Limitations on rights of dummy - 43
Procedure following - 9
Rights of declarer - 9
Rights of defenders - 9
Rights of dummy - 42
 

 

L

Last round, end of - 8

 

Late play - 15

 

Laws Commission - see National Laws Commission

 

Lead  - see also Lead out of turn; Lead penalty; Opening lead

During auction period - 24
Misinformation affecting - 47
Premature - 24
Retraction of - 47
Right to - 44
 

 

Lead out of turn 

Acceptance of - 53
During auction period - 24
Induced by opponent - 47
Misinformation affecting - 47
Opening - 48 - 54
Procedures following - 53
By declarer - 55
By defender - 56
Penalty - see Lead penalty
Retraction of - 47
 

 

Lead penalty  - see also Penalty card

After action in violation of obligation to pass - 37
After bid of more than seven - 38
After bid out of rotation - 31
After call following close of auction - 39
After cancellation of change of call - 25
After change of call - 26
After correction of insufficient bid - 27
After double out of rotation - 32
After redouble out of rotation - 32
After unauthorized information - 26
Inability to comply - 59
When there is one penalty card - 50
When there is more than one penalty card - 51
 

 

Loud discussion - 90

 

M

Major penalty card - 50

 

Mannerism - see Extraneous information; Properties

 

Matchpoint scoring - 78

 

Minor penalty card - 50

 

Misinformation

Call based on - 21
Lead based on - 41 - 47
Play based on - 47
 

 

Misplacement of cards in board - 90

 

Missing card - 14

 

Mistaken bid - see Partnership understandings

 

Mistaken explanation of partnership understanding - 40 - 75

 

Misunderstanding not based on misinformation - 21

 

Movement of boards, players - 8

 

N

National Laws Commission - 93

 

New deal - see Redeal

 

Notification

By director to contestant of right to appeal - 83
By player to director of accidental receipt of information - 16
 

 

O

Opening lead - see also Lead

Face down - 41
Face up - 41
Misinformation affecting - 47
Out of turn - 47 - 48 - 53 - 54
Out of turn, accepted - 53
Premature - 24
Retraction of - 47
Right to make - 41
 

 

Options of player after irregularity

Consultation with partner prohibited - 10
Discretion of director - 12
Explanation by director - 9 - 10 - 11
 

 

P

Pack - 1

 

Pair events

Adjusted score - 12 - 88
Indemnity points - 88
Partnership - 4
 

 

Partial review of auction - 20

 

Partnership understandings 

Concealment prohibited - 40 - 75
Mistaken bid - 75
Psychic - 40
Violation of - 75
 

 

Partnerships - 4

 

Pass

As conventional call - 30
Enforced - see Pass, enforced
Irregular pass causing damage - 23
Obligation to - see Pass, enforced
Out of rotation - 30 - 34
 

 

Pass, enforced 

Action in violation of obligation to pass - 37
Adjusted score for damage resulting from - 23
Affecting right to review auction - 20
After bid out of rotation - 31
After double out of rotation - 32
After exposed card - 24
After irregularity - 23
After pass out of rotation - 30
After redouble out of rotation - 32
Condonation of action in violation of obligation to pass - 35
 

 

Pause 

As extraneous information - 16
Regulation by sponsoring organization - 73
Skip bid warning - 73
 

 

Penalties - see also Lead penalty; Penalty card; Penalty in auction

Action by offenders after payment of prescribed penalty - 72
After forfeiture of right to penalize - 11
Cancellation - 10
Director's authority to impose additional - 90
Explanation - 10
Consultation between partners - 10
Forfeiture - see Condonation; Forfeiture; Waiver
Self-help - 10
Individual event - 89
Infraction by dummy - 43
Procedural - 90
 

 

Penalty card  - see also Lead penalty

Adjusted score - 50
After declarer's acceptance of play other than penalty card - 52
After defender's lead out of turn - 56
After lead out of turn - 53 - 56
Card retracted to correct a revoke - 61
Declarer's acceptance of play other than penalty card - 52
Declarer, inapplicability to - 48
Disposition of - 50
Dummy's hand, inapplicability to - 48
Exposed card of defender - 49 - 50
Failure to lead or play penalty card when required - 52 - 61
Fifth card to a trick - 45
Inability to lead or play as required - 59
Lead out of turn - 54 - 56
Major penalty card defined - 50
Minor penalty card defined - 50
Missing card - 14
More than one penalty card - 50 - 51
Obligation to follow suit - 50 - 59
Procedure after illegal play - 60
Rank of exposed card, significance - 50
Retracted card as - 52 - 54 - 56
Unauthorized information from - 50
 

 

Penalty in auction

After substitution for insufficient bid - 27
After pass out of rotation - 30
After bid out of rotation - 31
After canceled change of call - 25
After double out of rotation - 32
After redouble out of rotation - 32
After action in violation of obligation to pass - 37
 

 

Penalty, lead  - see Lead penalty

 

Play  - see also Play of card; Play period

After illegal play - 60
Before penalty imposed - 11
Commencement of - 41
Irregularity during play period - 9

 

Play Of Card

After illegal play - 60
Compulsory - 45
Dropping of card - 48 - 50
From dummy's hand - see Dummy, play of
Inadvertent designation of card - 45 - 47
Premature lead by defender - 57
Premature play by defender - 57 - 60
Proper method - 45
Retraction of - see Retraction of card played
Singleton in dummy not deemed played automatically - 57
 

 

Play of dummy's hand - see Dummy, play of

 

Play period 

Explanation of conventional calls or play - 20
Irregularity during - 9
Right to explanation of conventional calls or play - 20
 

 

Premature lead or play

By defender - 57 - 60
During auction period - 24
 

 

Procedure in general

After auction period - 22
After irregularity in general - 9
Appeal - 93
At table - 6 - 7
Director's duties - 82
Error in - 82 - 90
 

 

Procedures after specific irregularities 

Bid out of rotation - 31
Call out of rotation - 29
Illegal play - 60
Inadmissible double - 36
Inadmissible redouble - 36
Lead out of turn - 53
Opening lead out of turn - 54
Revoke - 60 - 64

 

Proprieties  - 72 - 73 - 74 - 75

Acceptance of trick not won and not winnable - 72
Action by offenders after payment of prescribed penalty - 72
Adherence to proper procedures - 74
Adjusted score for violation of - 72 - 73
Annoyance of opponent - 74
Attitude towards opponent - 74
Breaches, examples of - 74
Cards permissibly viewed by spectator - 76
Comment by player - 73 - 74
Comment by spectator - 76
Communication between partners - 73 - 75
Concealment of infraction - 72
Conduct of player - 74
Conduct by spectator - 74
Conversation by spectator - 76
Correct manner of calls and plays - 73
Correction of error in explanation by partner - 75
Correction of error in own explanation - 75
Courtesy - 74
Deception - 40 - 73
Disclosure of error in explanation of partnership agreement - 75
Disclosure of infraction - 72
Disclosure of partnership agreement - 75
Embarrassment of partner or opponent - 74
Emphasis - 73
Error in explanation of partnership agreement - 75
Etiquette - 74
Explanation of partnership agreement - 75
General obligation of contestants - 72
General principles - 72
Gesture of player - 73
Gesture of spectator - 76
Gratuitous information - 73
Habitual violation of partnership agreement - 75
Haste - 73
Hesitation - 73
Inadvertent infraction of law - 72
Inadvertent variation in manner or tempo - 73
Inflection - 73
Intentional deception - 72 - 73
Intentional infringement of law - 72
Intentional variation in manner or tempo - 73
Irregularity observed by spectator - 76
Mannerism of player - 73
Mannerism of spectator - 76
Mistaken bid - 75
Mistaken explanation - 75
Prearranged unsanctioned communication - 73
Proper procedure, adherence to - 74
Psychic - 40 - 73
Question - 73
Remark of player - 73
Remark of spectator - 76
Response to question - 73
Responsibility for enforcement of laws - 72
Skip bid warning - 73
Spectators, obligations of - 76
Speed - 73
Suggestive action or remark - 73
Tempo, variation in - 73
Variation in manner - 73
Variation in tempo - 73
Violation of Properties - 73
Violation of partnership agreement - 75
Volunteering of information - 74 - 75
Waiver of penalty without summoning director - 72
 

 

Psychic - 40 - 73

 

Q

Question - see also Extraneous information; Properties

As conveying gratuitous information - 73
Right to explanation of conventional calls or plays - 40 - 75
Right to explanation of partnership understandings - 40 - 75
 

 

Quitted tricks - 61 - 62 - 66

 

R

Rank of

Cards in general - 1
Cards played - 44
Denominations - 18
Exposed card - 24
Suits - 1 - 18 - 44
 

 

Redeal 

Auction closed without a bid - 22
Correction of misdeal - 13
Discretion of director to require - 6 - 86
Misdeal - 13
Team event - 86
 

 

Redouble

Error in stating bid redoubled - 19
Form - 19
Inadmissible - 19 - 32 - 35 - 36 - 39
Increase in scoring values - 77
Legal - 19
Out of rotation - 32
Proper form - 19
When pass was required - 37
 

 

Remark - see Extraneous information; Properties

 

Retention of right to call - 34

 

Retraction of bid - see Call, change of

 

Retraction of card played 

Adjusted score - 47
After correction of error in explanation of conventional call - 47
After correction of revoke - 62
After declarer's lead out of turn - 55
After declarer's withdrawal of visible card - 58
After disclosure of prior misinformation - 47
After failure to play major penalty card - 52
After opening lead out of turn - 54
After opponent's change of play - 47
After opponent's infraction - 16
By defender - 56
Change of inadvertent designation of card - 45 - 47
Compliance with penalty - 47
Correction of illegal play - 47
Correction of simultaneous play - 47
Immediate correction of inadvertent designation of card - 45
Information resulting from - 16
Lead out of turn induced by opponent - 47
Penalty card - 47 - 56
Penalty card not played as required - 52
Remedy for infraction - 16
To correct defective trick containing too many cards - 67
 

 

Review of auction - 20 - 41

During auction period - 20
During play period - 20 - 41
Partial - 20
 

 

Revoke

Adjusted score - 64
Correction of - 62 - 63
Declarer's right to inquire - 61
Defective trick - 67
Defender's right to inquire - 61
Defined - 61
Director's responsibility to do equity - 64
Disorderliness in trick arrangement as jeopardizing rights - 65
Dummy's right to inquire - 42 - 43 - 61
Equity - 64
Establishment - 63 - 67
Inspection of cards after conclusion of play - 66
Inspection of current trick - 66
Inspection of quitted tricks - 61
Limitation on dummy's right to inquire - 43
Missing card - 14
Penalty card - 14
Penalty for - 64
Penalty inapplicable - 64
Procedure after establishment of - 64
Prohibition on inquiry by defender of partner - 61
Responsibility of director to do equity - 64
Retraction of cards after opponent's correction - 62
Twelfth trick - 62
 

 

Rights - see Laws regarding specific procedures and irregularities

Appeal - 83 - 92 - 93
Failure to summon director after irregularity - 9 - 10 - 11
Forfeiture - see Forfeiture of rights
Retention after irregularity - 9 - 34
 

 

Rotation

Auction - 17
Bid out of - 27 - 31
Call considered in - 28
Call out of - 29 - 34
Dealer - 2
Double out of - 32
Pass out of - 30
Play - 44
Redouble out of - 32
Simultaneous calls - 33
Vulnerability - 2
 

 

Round, end of - 8

 

Rulings - see specific irregularities

Agreed facts - 84
Disputed facts - 85
Error in - 82
 

 

S

Score

Calculation - 77
Comparison during session prohibited - 90
Correction - 79
Scoring table - 77
 

 

Scoring - see also Scoring table

Adjusted score - 12 - 86 - 88
Correction of errors - 79
Fouled board - 87
IMPs - 78
Indemnity points - 88
Matchpoints - 78
Methods - 78
Scoring table - 77
Total points - 78
 

 

Scoring table  - 77

 

Seat - 5

 

Sequence

Of bidding - 17
Of play - 44
Simultaneous calls - 33
Simultaneous leads - 58
Simultaneous plays - 58
 

 

Session, end of - 8

 

Shuffle - 6

 

Simultaneous actions

Calls - 33
Leads - 58
Play of more than one card by one player - 58
Plays by two players - 58
 

 

Skip bid warning - 73

 

Slow play - 90

 

Spectator - 11

 

Speed - see Extraneous information; Properties

 

Sponsoring organization

Scoring method - 78
Powers in general - 80
 

 

Substitution of call - see Call, change of

 

Substitution of play - see Retraction of card played

 

Substitution of player

Authorized by director in his discretion - 4
Temporary, as remedy for possession of unauthorized information - 16
 

 

Suits

Rank of - 1 - 18 - 44
Sorting of dummy's hand - 41
 

 

Summoning director - see also specific irregularities

Failure to summon as affecting rights after irregularity - 9 - 10 - 11
Limitation on dummy's right to summon - 43
Manner - 74
Properties - 72
 

 

Suspension of player - 91

 

T

Tables

Arrangement of playing - 3
Scoring table - 77

 

 

Tardiness  - 90

 

Team events

Adjusted score - 86
Partnerships - 4
Substitute board - 86
 

 

Tempo - see Extraneous information; Properties

 

Total point scoring - 78

 

Touching another's card - 90

 

Tricks

Agreement on number won and lost - 79
Arrangement in order - 65
Claim - 68
Completed - 65
Concession - 68 - 69 - 71
Correction of error in scoring - 79
Defective - 45 - 67
Disagreement on number won and lost - 79
Dummy's right to keep track of tricks won - 42
Fifth card to trick - 45
Inspection of - 66
Keeping track of number won and lost - 65
Lead to - 44
Orderliness - 65
Play to - 44
Quitted - 61 - 62 - 66
Turning of - 45
 

 

Trump, play of

When penalty card present - 50
When permitted - 44
 

 

U

Unauthorized information  - see also Information; Properties

Accidentally received - 16
Extraneous information - 16
From defender's objection to partner's concession - 71
From illegal double - 19
From illegal redouble - 19
From partner's explanation of understanding - 75
 

 

V

Variation of manner or tempo - see Extraneous information; Properties

 

Visibility of card

Position of play - 45
Simultaneous play of more than one card - 58
 

 

Volunteering of information - 74 - 75

 

Vulnerability

Rotation of - 2
Scoring table - 77
 

 

W

Waiver - see also Forfeiture of rights

Director's discretion - 81
Inability of player to waive - 72
 

 

Withdrawal of acquiescence in claim - 69

 

Written explanation - 20