[Echognome]

I don't know if anyone has already suggest this, so apologies if this has already been discussed.

I am thinking of a feature for tournaments and potentially for team matches.

What if there was a feature that during Bidding and Play, one could not speak to the table (and hence to their partner), but could only speak to opponents. I know that won't eliminate some of the more obvious forms of cheating, but it would be rather refreshing that you don't have to deal with post mortems or people speaking in a foreign language or such that might be difficult to deal with during a match. After the round is over, everyone can chat away to the table. If this is an optional feature, then TD's and team match organizers can use it at their discretion.

Any thoughts?

[mtvesuvius]

... as long as it's optional.