WHITE BOOK 2004 EBU Tournament Directors' Guide Edited by David Stevenson Published November 2004 Minor revisions February 2005 Revised November 2006 © English Bridge Union Ltd 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 1 White Book 2004 – Second edition November 2006 – Contents CONTENTS CONTENTS 2 I INTRODUCTION 15 Miscellaneous 15 0.1 General..........................................................................................................................15 0.2 Other sponsoring organisations ....................................................................................15 0.3 Contacts ........................................................................................................................16 0.4 Numbering system ........................................................................................................16 0.5 Abbreviations.................................................................................................................17 0.6 Second edition $$..........................................................................................................17 Scope of the Laws 17 0.7 Extraneous action [WBFLC] ..........................................................................................17 0.8 Score adjustment [WBFLC]...........................................................................................17 Definitions: Convention 18 0.9 Denomination [WBFLC].................................................................................................18 0.10 Canapé [WBFLC] ..........................................................................................................18 Definitions: Irregularity 18 0.11 Errors [WBFLC] .............................................................................................................18 II PRELIMINARIES 19 Law 1 The Pack - Rank of Cards and Suits 19 1.1 Defective pack...............................................................................................................19 Law 3 Arrangement of tables 19 3.1 Normal layout, and exception for Swiss Teams events.................................................19 3.2 Numbering.....................................................................................................................19 Law 4 Partnerships 20 4.1 Replacement of members of a team or pair ..................................................................20 Law 5 Assignment of seats 20 5.1 Swiss events .................................................................................................................20 5.2 Ties in Knockout Teams events ....................................................................................20 Law 6 The Shuffle and Deal 21 6.1 Law 6D3 [Redealing] [WBFLC] .....................................................................................21 III PREPARATION AND PROGRESSION 22 Law 7 Control of Board and Cards 22 7.1 Counting cards ..............................................................................................................22 IV GENERAL LAWS GOVERNING IRREGULARITIES 23 Law 9 Procedure following an irregularity 23 9.1 Late rulings....................................................................................................................23 2 White Book 2004 – Second edition November 2006 – Contents Law 10 Assessment of a penalty 24 10.1 Evidence of how a player has been damaged by an infraction .....................................24 Law 11 Forfeiture of the right to penalise 24 11.1 When to apply Law 11A ................................................................................................24 Law 12 Director's discretionary powers 25 12.1 Types of score adjustments...........................................................................................25 12.1.1 Artificial Adjusted scores...............................................................................................25 12.1.2 Assigned Adjusted scores ............................................................................................25 12.1.3 Split scores ...................................................................................................................26 12.1.4 Weighted scores ...........................................................................................................27 12.1.5 Split and Weighted scores............................................................................................29 12.1.6 Method of calculating split and/or weighted scores at pairs contests. .........................29 12.1.7 Method of calculating weighted scores at hybrid scoring. ............................................29 12.2 Score adjustments.........................................................................................................30 12.3 Claims ...........................................................................................................................30 12.4 Standard adjustments for various methods of scoring ..................................................30 12.5 "Standard amounts" for various methods of scoring .....................................................30 12.6 Adjusted score in teams events if board not playable at second table..........................31 12.7 Keeping everyone happy...............................................................................................31 12.8 Law 12C1 [Artificial adjustment] [WBFLC].....................................................................32 12.9 Law 12C2 [Assigned adjustment - split] [WBFLC].........................................................32 12.10 Law 12C2 [Assigned adjustment - general] [WBFLC] $$ ..............................................33 12.11 Law 12C3 [Assigned adjustment - weighted] [WBFLC].................................................34 Law 13 Incorrect number of cards 34 13.1 53 cards in pack ............................................................................................................34 13.2 14 cards in one hand, 12 in another..............................................................................35 Law 15 Play of a wrong board 35 15.1 Board played in wrong section ......................................................................................35 15.2 Law 15C [Play of wrong board discovered during auction] [WBFLC]............................35 Law 16 Unauthorised Information 36 16.1 Unauthorised information not from partner....................................................................36 16.2 What does a hesitation mean?......................................................................................36 16.3 Weighting when a call (or play) is disallowed................................................................37 16.4 "Hesitation Blackwood"..................................................................................................38 16.5 A short hesitation after an unexpected call....................................................................38 16.6 Logical alternative .........................................................................................................39 16.7 Think before you adjust! ................................................................................................39 16.8 Did anyone hesitate? $$...............................................................................................39 16.9 Law 16A [Unauthorised information from partner] [WBFLC] .........................................39 16.10 Law 16C [Withdrawn calls] [WBFLC] $$........................................................................40 V THE AUCTION 41 Law 17 Duration of the Auction 41 17.1 Law 17D [Cards from wrong board] [WBFLC]...............................................................41 Law 20 Review and Explanation of Calls 41 20.1 Law 20F [Asking questions] [WBFLC]...........................................................................41 Law 21 Call based on misinformation 42 21.1 When is it too late to change a call? $$.........................................................................42 21.2 Law 21 [Misinformation] [WBFLC].................................................................................43 3 White Book 2004 – Second edition November 2006 – Contents Law 25 Legal and illegal changes of call 43 25.1 When does Law 25B apply?..........................................................................................43 25.2 How to apply Law 25B...................................................................................................43 25.3 Law 25A [Correction of an inadvertent call] [WBFLC] ...................................................44 25.4 Laws 25A and 45C4B [What is inadvertent?] [WBFLC] ................................................44 25.5 Law 25B [Delayed or purposeful change of call] [WBFLC]............................................44 25.6 Laws 25B1 and 27 [Insufficient bid corrected] [WBFLC] ...............................................45 Law 26 Call withdrawn, lead penalties 45 26.1 Reference from other Laws to Law 26...........................................................................45 26.2 Interpretation of "for that turn" .......................................................................................45 26.3 Law 26 [Lead penalties] [WBFLC].................................................................................45 26.4 Law 26 [Lead penalties and calls out of rotation] [WBFLC]...........................................45 Law 27 Insufficient Bid 45 27.1 Corrected before the TD arrives....................................................................................45