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A. |
Play of Card from
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Each player except dummy plays a card by detaching
it from his hand and facing (14) it on the table
immediately before him. |
B. |
Play of Card from
Dummy |
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Declarer plays a card from dummy by naming the card,
after which dummy picks up the card and faces it on the table. In
playing from dummys hand declarer may, if necessary, pick up
the desired card himself. |
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C. |
Compulsory Play
of Card |
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1. |
Defenders Card |
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A defenders card held so that it is possible
for his partner to see its face must be played to the current trick
(if the defender has already made a legal play to the current trick,
see Law 45E). |
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2. |
Declarers Card |
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Declarer must play a card from his hand held face up,
touching or nearly touching the table, or maintained in such a position
as to indicate that it has been played. |
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3. |
Dummys Card |
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A card in the dummy must be played if it has been deliberately
touched by declarer except for the purpose of arranging dummys
cards, or of reaching a card above or below the card or cards touched. |
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4. |
Named or Designated Card |
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(a) |
Play of Named Card |
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A card must be played if a player names
or otherwise designates it as the card he proposes to play. |
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(b) |
Correction of Inadvertent
Designation |
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A player may, without penalty, change
an inadvertent designation if he does so without pause for thought;
but if an opponent has, in turn, played a card that was legal before
the change in designation, that opponent may withdraw without penalty
the card so played and substitute another (see Law
47E). |
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5. |
Penalty Card |
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A penalty card, major or minor, may have to be played,
subject to Law 50. |
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D. |
Card Misplayed
by Dummy |
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If dummy places in the played position a card that
declarer did not name, the card must be withdrawn if attention is
drawn to it before each side has played to the next trick, and a defender
may withdraw (without penalty) a card played after the error but before
attention was drawn to it; if declarers RHO changes his play,
declarer may withdraw a card he had subsequently played to that trick
(see Law 16C2). |
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E. |
Fifth Card Played
to Trick |
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1. |
By a Defender |
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A fifth card contributed to a trick by a defender becomes
a penalty card, subject to Law 50, unless
the Director deems that it was led, in which case Law 53
or 56 applies. |
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2. |
By Declarer |
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When declarer contributes a fifth card to a trick from
his own hand or dummy, there is no penalty unless the Director deems
that it was led, in which case Law 55 applies. |
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F. |
Dummy Indicates
Card |
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After dummys hand is faced, dummy may not touch
or indicate any card (except for purpose of arrangement) without instruction
from declarer. If he does so, the Director should be summoned forthwith.
The Director shall rule whether dummys act did in fact constitute
a suggestion to declarer. When the Director judges that it did, he
allows play to continue, reserving his right to assign an adjusted
score if the defenders were damaged by the play so suggested. |
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G. |
Turning the Trick |
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No player should turn his card face down until all
four players have played to the trick. |
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(14) The opening lead is first made
face down (unless the sponsoring organisation directs otherwise). |