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Frances Hinden

Multi licensing in the EBU ( 09:13:11 WedApr 23 2003 )

Country: England

As I was reading the Orange book last night (sad woman that I am), I observed that at level 3 the multi may not be treated in any way. Looking at the definition of a treatment, this includes restricting a particular hand-type so that it is less common than the original definition.

Although I thought this restriction was aimed at the weak option in the multi, it seems to mean that you cannot play any of the following strong options:

20-21 balanced without a 5-card suit/without a 4-card major
Acol 2 in a minor with a solid suit
Acol 2 in a minor without a second suit
19+ 4441 without a singleton honour

etc etc

As I've seen most of these at various times, have I misunderstood?

AlanW

Re: Multi licensing in the EBU ( 11:23:29 WedApr 23 2003 )

An interesting point, which I think the re-drafters of the Orange Book might look at - I cannot believe it is the intention to rule out limitations of this sort, provided the stipulation that at least one of the strong options must be of reasonably frequency is adhered to.

And what about defining the suits for the option of an Acol 2 within the multi? The Orange Book says 'the suit need not be specified', which presumably means one option in the multi could be an Acol 2 in any suit, rather than restricting the option to an Acol 2 in, say, diamonds. But what about specifying one of two suits, eg an Acol 2 in either minor? This is surely the commonest form of Acol 2's in the multi. Again, I'm sure this is not supposed to be excluded, but the wording perhaps isn't all that clear.

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Re: Multi licensing in the EBU ( 23:21:27 ThuApr 24 2003 )

It is often very difficult to get wording exactly right, and you are the first people to challenge it. Note how I resisted the temptation to suggest someone gets a life. :smile:

Technically I am sure you are both right, but it means what you expect it to mean: you may not change the range of the weak twos, or only play one major, or play no strong options, or play three or four strong options. But you may certainly play the strong options in all the ways suggested.

However, I can be picky too! :biggrin:

The word licensing has not been in use as far as allowing conventions since 1998.

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