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General
Objective |
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In ruling on a contested claim, the Director adjudicates the
result of the board as equitably as possible to both sides, but any doubtful
points shall be resolved against the claimer. The Director proceeds as
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| B. |
Clarification Statement
Repeated |
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1. |
Require Claimer to Repeat
Statement |
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The Director requires claimer to repeat the clarification
statement he made at the time of his claim. |
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2. |
Require All Hands to Be Faced |
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Next, the Director requires all players to put their remaining
cards face up on the table. |
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3. |
Hear Objections |
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The Director then hears the opponents’ objections to the
claim. |
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| C. |
There Is an Outstanding
Trump |
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When a trump remains in one of the opponents’ hands, the
Director shall award a trick or tricks to the opponents if: |
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1. |
Failed to Mention Trump |
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claimer made no statement about that trump, and |
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2. |
Was Probably Unaware of Trump |
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it is at all likely that claimer at the time of his claim was
unaware that a trump remained in an opponent’s hand, and |
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3. |
Could Lose a Trick to the Trump |
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a trick could be lost to that trump by any normal play. |
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| D. |
Claimer Proposes New Line
of Play |
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The Director shall not accept from claimer any successful line
of play not embraced in the original clarification statement if there is an
alternative normal line of play that would be less successful. |
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| E. |
Unstated Line of Play
(Finesse or Drop) |
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The Director shall not accept from claimer any unstated line
of play the success of which depends upon finding one opponent rather than the
other with a particular card, unless an opponent failed to follow to the suit
of that card before the claim was made, or would subsequently fail to follow to
that suit on any normal line of play; or unless failure to adopt this line of
play would be irrational. |
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