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James Vickers

Questions about a possible revoke ( 13:20:23 TueJun 3 2003 )

Country: UK

At the County Swiss Teams final on Sunday a player asked me who is allowed to ask whom whether they still have cards in the suit led when they fail to follow suit. I gave my usual well-rehersed answer that:

"Declarer may ask any player, and any player may ask declarer. No other questioning is permitted."

So far so good. However, after digesting this she returned and asked me:

"If a defender sees her partner and declarer show out on the same trick, and she knows there is still a card of the suit at large, is she then allowed to ask declarer?"

I said that this is more difficult. Technically, she may ask, but she is committing an offence if she asks for the purpose of alerting partner to the situation. This may be difficult for the director to establish, so she would probably get away with it.

Do you agree with my answer?

James

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Re: Questions about a possible revoke ( 15:40:25 TueJun 3 2003 )

Yes.

edric

Re: Questions about a possible revoke ( 17:25:14 ThuAug 21 2003 )

Country: Quebec

In my area, defender usually is allowed to ask partner �no (color)?� when defender does not follow the suit for the first time. Is it only a regional habit or is it accepted by ACBL :embarrassed:

bluejak

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Re: Questions about a possible revoke ( 12:26:22 FriAug 22 2003 )

Defenders are allowed to ask each other whether they have cards in the suit in Zone 2 and Zone 7. So it is a Zonal habit rather than a regional one.

Where are Zone 2 and Zone 7? Zone 2 is North America, basically the USA, Canada, Mexico and Bermuda. Zone 7 is Australasia, basically Australia and New Zealand.

Note this is an example of why we always ask people to put their country when asking questions: there are so many distinctions based on geography in the rules of bridge.

If you are curious as to which countries are in which Zone then take a look at
Zonal Organisations and National Bridge Organisations

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