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BBO games are classified as a club despite the fact they call them tourneys. As such they are quite free make their own special rules including no psyches.
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Posted 2014-November-20, 09:12
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Posted 2014-November-20, 14:30
steve2005, on 2014-November-20, 09:12, said:
BBO games are classified as a club despite the fact they call them tourneys. As such they are quite free make their own special rules including no psyches.
No, they are not according the bridge laws. But who cares...
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Posted 2014-November-20, 15:22
jillybean, on 2014-November-20, 08:27, said:
For a friendly , social event the WBF awarded a fabulous prize!
Free Entry to the 2015 Women's Pairs Championship at the European Open Championships in Tromso, Norway, which will be held from June 27 to July 11, 2015 for the overall winner of the 2014 Autumn Festival together with a partner of her choice.
Free Entry to the 2015 Women's Pairs Championship at the European Open Championships in Tromso, Norway, which will be held from June 27 to July 11, 2015 for the overall winner of the 2014 Autumn Festival together with a partner of her choice.
Perhaps the WBF will prohibit psyches in this event too...
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Posted 2014-November-21, 10:16
olegru, on 2014-November-20, 14:30, said:
No, they are not according the bridge laws. But who cares...
Where does it say that clubs have to follow the bridge laws? Does the ACBL sanction require this, for instance?
You could argue that it's misleading for them to call it "duplicate bridge" if they don't follow all the laws. But that's not how language works. Words mean whatever we take them to mean, they're not bound by official documents.
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Posted 2014-November-21, 19:55
barmar, on 2014-November-21, 10:16, said:
Where does it say that clubs have to follow the bridge laws? Does the ACBL sanction require this, for instance?
You could argue that it's misleading for them to call it "duplicate bridge" if they don't follow all the laws. But that's not how language works. Words mean whatever we take them to mean, they're not bound by official documents.
You could argue that it's misleading for them to call it "duplicate bridge" if they don't follow all the laws. But that's not how language works. Words mean whatever we take them to mean, they're not bound by official documents.
So you agree that they should be called tiddleywinks clubs because they are not playing Bridge?
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Posted 2014-November-21, 21:47
barmar, on 2014-November-21, 10:16, said:
Where does it say that clubs have to follow the bridge laws? Does the ACBL sanction require this, for instance?
You could argue that it's misleading for them to call it "duplicate bridge" if they don't follow all the laws. But that's not how language works. Words mean whatever we take them to mean, they're not bound by official documents.
You could argue that it's misleading for them to call it "duplicate bridge" if they don't follow all the laws. But that's not how language works. Words mean whatever we take them to mean, they're not bound by official documents.
I've never been to the USA but - I think ACBL affiliated clubs are obliged to conduct their tournaments according to ACBL regulations, which include compliance with an ACBL version of the laws.
- I'm told that the laws allow local legislatures to ban psychs.
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Posted 2014-November-22, 19:14
nige1, on 2014-November-21, 21:47, said:
You might argue that Bridge is virtually unplayable if played strictly according to the letter of the law. I've never been to the USA but
I've never been to the USA but - I
- I'm told that the laws allow local legislatures to ban psychs.
The Laws allow banning psyching of artificial calls, but not psychs in general. See Law 40B2(d). For example, ACBL prohibits psyching strong artificial openings (e.g. standard 2♣ and Precision 1♣).