West Australian Bridge Club HANDBOOK 2018 7 Odern Crescent, Swanbourne PO Box 591 Cottesloe WA 6911 (08) 9284 4144 bridge@wabridgeclub.com.au www.wabridgeclub.com.au
Email Contacts DIRECTING and RESULTS enquiries MASTERPOINT enquires LESSONS enquiries OFFICE & MEMBERSHIP enquiries PRESIDENT SECRETARY TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE CLUB RECORDERS directors@wabridgeclub.com.au david_burn@bigpond.com lessons@wabridgeclub.com.au bridge@wabridgeclub.com.au dymph@iinet.net.au deesinton@iinet.net.au margaretjking@me.com j.aquino@bigpond.net.au valfleay@gmail.com
WEST AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE CLUB Inc OFFICE BEARERS 2017 2018 PATRON Mrs Helen George PRESIDENT Mrs Dymphna Elsey 0412 018 706 SECRETARY Mrs Dee Sinton 0407 383 546 & VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER Mr Richard Basham 9384 2191 SUB COMMITTEES TOURNAMENT Mrs Margaret King 0458 048 254 FINANCE Mr Richard Basham 9384 2191 LIBRARY Mrs Valerie Krantz 9386 1447 MASTERPOINT Mr David Burn 0409 661 010 SECRETARY COMMITTEE Mrs Sylvia Bray 9385 8920 Mrs Jan McNab 0409 109 022 Mr John Nelson 0419 948 640 Mrs Val Fleay 9272 1388 Mrs Kate Nadebaum 9387 2009 Mrs Pauline Kelly 0439 986 967 Mrs Margaret King 0458 048 254 EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mrs Sheenagh Young 0409 381 439 PARTNERSHIP Mrs Jan McNab 0409 109 022 COORDINATOR (8:30 am 8:30 pm) This Edition issued 21 December 2017
SESSION TIMES Monday 9:00 12:15 Weekly Duplicate (Except certain public holidays) 12:30 3:30pm Supervised Duplicate(Except public holidays) Introduction to Duplicate Bridge directed by Peter Smith. Players may come to the supervised session without a partner. 1:00 4:30pm Weekly Duplicate. Tuesday 1:00 4:30pm Weekly Duplicate Wednesday 11:30 3:00pm Weekly Duplicate 7:30 11:00pm Weekly Duplicate 7.30 10.15pm Supervised Duplicate. Duty partner available. Thursday 1:00 4:30pm Weekly Duplicate Friday 9:00 12:15pm Weekly Duplicate (Except certain public holidays) 9:30 12:15pm Supervised Duplicate (Except certain public holidays) Duty partner available Saturday 1:15 4:45pm Weekly Duplicate 1:30 5:00pm 1:30 4:30pm Weekly Duplicate. Players may come to this session without a partner. Duty Partner available (see note 1) Supervised Duplicate. Duty partner available.
NOTES 1. Duty Partner - Players requiring a partner must arrive 30 minutes before start of session and need to inform the Director on arrival. Players may not make use of the Duty Partner more than three times per calendar year (Please refer to Club Duty Partner policy). 2. All players should be seated 5 minutes before the scheduled start of play to allow the Director time to set the movements. 3. Seats may be reserved for those players who have successfully applied in writing to the Management Committee explaining why a stationary seat is required. All applications must be accompanied by a doctor s certificate. 4. Reserving seats for other players is strictly against club policy. 5. Players may not reserve seats/tables earlier than one hour before the start of the session or before the completion of the previous session or lessons. LESSONS Lessons are conducted at the Club by Mr Peter Smith, Club Professional. Details of each term s programme, which covers a full selection of courses, are advertised at the Club, in the press and on the WABC website www.wabridgeclub.com.au. For further information and bookings contact Peter on 9381 5270 or email lessons@wabridgeclub.com.au.lesson Times are as follows: Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays 10am 12 noon & 7.30pm 9.30pm 5.15pm 7.15pm 10am 12 noon PETER SMITH is regarded as one of Australia s foremost bridge teachers, with the ability to explain concepts clearly and logically, along with a reputation for being very calm and patient. Peter writes the highly regarded Bidding Forum column in Australian Bridge magazine and has contributed to many of Paul Marston s successful bridge books. As a player he has won numerous State and National titles and has represented the ACT, WA and Australia.
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2017 INDIVIDUAL: Campbell-Rickie Cup WOMEN S PAIRS: Women s Pairs Cup MIXED PAIRS: Valli Katz Shield SWISS PAIRS: Eggleston Family Trophy HANDICAP PAIRS: Michael Berry Shield CLUB TEAMS: Freedman Cup NOVICE PAIRS: Benson-Brown Cup EVENING PAIRS: Firstenberg Cup DAYTIME PAIRS: Barbara L Taylor Shield MEN S PAIRS: John & Alison Rigg Trophy CHARLES PEARCE CUP: MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Clements-Manford Honourboard PATRON S CUP: PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Rosendorff Trophy Namy Bodinner Jan Blight & Doreen Jones Jay Medhat & Marie Musitano Shelley Allen & Jill Keshavjee Andrea Gaff & Michael Gaff Kaiping Chen, Tum Munro, Fiske Warren, Deana Wilson Andrea Gaff & Karen Moller Ravi Soin & Geoff Yeo Kaiping Chen & Deana Wilson Vinod Nasta & Geoff Yeo Above Regional Master Winners Barbara Cotton & Patti McNamara Under Regional Master Winners Chris Bradley & Craig Bradley Kaiping Chen Jocelyn Parry Deana Wilson
WABC PLAYER OF THE YEAR Awarded to the WABC Home Club player who has accrued the most Masterpoints from 1 st December to 30 th November. To be considered for this award a member must have earned a minimum of fifteen Masterpoints, 5 of which must be Green, at WABC sponsored sessions. Kindly donated by Mr Nigel Rosendorff. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD This is awarded to the Club Member ranked Most Improved by the ABF Masterpoint Centre report at 30 th November each year. PATRON S CUP The Patron s trophy, donated by Mabs McCulloch and the Patron s Prize, donated by our Patron, Mrs Helen George, are presented at the AGM. This yearly competition, for the most Green Masterpoints accrued by a member at WABC sessions, runs from 1 July to 30 June. SESSION AGGREGATE PRIZE Best individual score for regular sessions. Members only. Players must have been a club member for at least 6 months and play a minimum of 24 sessions to qualify. Runs from December to November each year. Prizes kindly donated by various members. Thursday aggregate is for Under Regional Master only. In the event of a tie, prizes will be awarded to the player with the greater no. of sessions played. Session Prize Donated by Winner 2017 Mon am Deborah Greenway David Egan Mon Liz Black Audrey Stokes Tue Judith Wilson Ann Youngs Wed Rose Moore Derek Pocock Wed Eve Ross Harper = Patti McNamara & Barbara Cotton Thurs Jill Mowson = Peggy & Tom Stacy Fri am Kitty George = Suzanne John & Mira Erskine Friday Gwen Wiles Vinod Nasta Saturday Mimi Packer =Joan Carter & Bobbie Mitchell
JACKPOTS Nine Jackpot Finals are held in November. Note that only club members are entitled to qualify for the Jackpot Finals. Monthly Qualifying Session Winners 2017 Mon am 2 nd Monday Rick Camins & Mary McComish Mon 3 rd Monday Jo Sklarz & Pauline Hammond Tue 2 nd Tuesday Namy Bodinner & Sue Lendich Wed 3 rd Wednesday Jennifer Owens & Elisa Fear Wed Eve 1 st Wednesday =Steve Pynt & Dave Hughes =Dave Parham & Frans Fikke Thurs 3 rd Thursday Patti McNamara & Belinda Taranto Fri am 1 st Friday Kate North & Helen King Friday 2 nd Friday Fran & Geoff Holman Saturday 1 st Saturday Jane Henderson & Kate North PARTNERSHIP COORDINATOR Players wishing to find a partner can contact the Partnership Co-Ordinator via the phone number listed on page 2. CLUB MASTERPOINT SECRETARY Queries regarding ABF No., masterpoint ranking, allocation of points etc. should be directed to the Masterpoint Secretary, David Burn. INTERCLUB TEAMS OF 4 Interclub Teams of 4 provide the only interclub competition in the Western Australian Bridge community. Teams of 4 are run monthly from February to November between participating metropolitan Clubs, alternating on a home and away basis during normal club sessions. It is a red point competition. There are three levels of competition, Restricted, Intermediate, and Open. The requirements for participation for each level are set out in the BAWA regulations and are available at www.bawa.asn.au (follow Information/Regulations in the menus). Note that qualification rankings are determined in the ABF Masterpoint Rankings list on the 1 st January of the year of the competition.
There is no cost involved to the player other than providing a light supper for home matches. The club pays all entry fees, provides the venue, drinks, and the Director. Club policy is that as many members as possible play in Interclub Teams so members do not usually play every match. To register your interest or to get more information, contact the office. EVENTS FOR EMERGING PLAYERS WABC welcomes less experienced players to all sessions. However, players who feel that they might not yet be ready to face the seasoned may prefer to play initially in supervised sessions on Monday at 12.30pm, Wednesday Evening at 7.30pm, Friday at 9.30am and Saturday at 1.30pm. These provide an excellent ideal introduction to club duplicate. In addition, the Club runs several competitions with entries restricted to players with limited Masterpoints. Some of these are open to all players from the Bridge community and some are restricted to Club members. These events will be clearly advertised. BAR OPERATIONS The bar is managed by volunteers who have approved Responsible Service of Alcohol qualifications. No other member may enter the bar area. The bar will not be opened on Good Friday. CLUB WEBSITE Where details are advertised as being on the club web site, and a member does not have access to a computer, a printout will be provided, upon request, by the office. CLUB LIBRARY WABC has a comprehensive and up-to-date library of more than 700 books, DVD s and five periodicals on all aspects of playing bridge. Levels range from beginners to advanced and there is an Archives section for books of historical interest. A computer is also available for use by Members. Books are arranged on the shelves by author and most are available for loan. An Author, Title and Subject catalogue is provided in the library and on the Club s website. A small committee runs the library and any committee member will help you to use it.
It works on an honour system. Borrowers must fill in the book card in the pocket of the book they wish to borrow, leave it in the Library Loans Box and return their book to the Library Returns Box. ONLY WABC members may borrow books for up to three weeks and renew through a Library Committee member if they wish to keep them for longer. The library also collects a number of bridge periodicals, some of which are freely issued, others purchased. Bound copies of Australian Bridge and Trumps Plus are available for loan as with the books. Single issues of these and of Bridge Magazines may be borrowed for a week only on request. PIANOLA Your membership fees include a subscription to Pianola. If you have supplied the club with a valid email address you will have access to their website which gives your personal results history, allows you to analyse your performance by partner and by role, gives you personal reports and helps you find new partners. You can also find other club members if they have authorized their information to be public. Your information, by default, is private. Once the session results are uploaded Pianola will send you your results by email. You can choose to opt out of receiving these if you wish. Pianola Plus is not included in your fees. Members must arrange their own subscription to this additional feature. ABF MEMBER BENEFITS TBIB offers members an exceptional Travel Insurance policy. They insure travelers up to the age of 90 and you insurance period is for 12 months no matter how many trips you take. The insurance year commences 1 March. More information is available on their website www.tbib.com.au/abftravel-insurance.php or phone (07) 3252 5254. TFE HOTELS offers members discounted accommodation in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe. Booking instructions are on the ABF website www.abf.com.au
JANUARY 2018 WABC CALENDAR Monday 1 Open Red Point afternoon 1.00pm New Year s day Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 Thursday 4 Friday 5 Saturday 6 Sunday 7 Monday 8 Open red point morning 9.00am Open red point afternoon 1.00pm Tuesday 9 Open red point afternoon 1.00pm Wednesday 10 Open red point morning 11.30am Open red point evening 7.30pm Thursday 11 Open red point afternoon 1.00pm Friday 12 Open red point morning 9.00am Open red point afternoon 1.15pm Saturday 13 Open red point afternoon 1.30pm Sunday 14 Monday 15 Tuesday 16 Wednesday 17 Thursday 18 Friday 19 Saturday 20 Open Red Point Barometer Pairs 7:30pm Summer Festival starts - Canberra Entry required. No side session Sunday 21 Summer Festival ends Monday 22 Tuesday 23 Wednesday 24 Thursday 25 Friday 26 Open red point afternoon 1.15pm Australia Day Holiday Saturday 27 Mandurah Congress Sunday 28 Mandurah Congress Monday 29 Tuesday 30 Wednesday 31
FEBRUARY Thursday 1 Friday 2 Saturday 3 Red Point Anniversary Pairs: Scored across the room. Trophy awarded to best WABC pair. Open event Sunday 4 Nedlands Birthday Congress Monday 5 Tuesday 6 Wednesday 7 Red Point Individual Championship 1 of 2 7:30pm Members only Thursday 8 Friday 9 Saturday 10 Rockingham Congress Sunday 11 Rockingham Congress Monday 12 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 14 Red Point Individual Championship 2 of 2 7:30pm Members only Thursday 15 Friday 16 Gold Coast Congress starts Saturday 17 Sunday 18 Red Point New Member's Party Members only, by invitation Monday 19 Tuesday 20 Wednesday 21 Thursday 22 Friday 23 Saturday 24 Gold Coast Congress End Sunday 25 WABC Novice/Super Novice Congress 10am start Open event Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28
MARCH Thursday 1 Friday 2 Albany Congress Saturday 3 Albany Congress Sunday 4 Albany Congress Monday 5 Red Point Afternoon Duplicate only 1:00 pm start Labour Day Public holiday Tuesday 6 Wednesday 7 Thursday 8 Friday 9 Saturday 10 Melville Congress Sunday 11 Melville Congress Monday 12 Tuesday 13 Women s Pairs Championship 1 of 3 1:00pm Members only Wednesday 14 Thursday 15 Friday 16 Saturday 17 Kalamunda Congress Sunday 18 Kalamunda Congress Monday 19 Tuesday 20 Women s Pairs Championship 2 of 3 Members only Wednesday 21 Thursday 22 Friday 23 Saturday 24 Sunday 25 WABC ANC Restricted Butler Heat 10.00am start Open event Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Women s Pairs Championship 3 of 3 Members only Wednesday 28 Thursday 29 Friday 30 Good Friday 1:15pm only Bar Closed South Perth Congress Saturday 31 Easter Saturday South Perth Congress
APRIL Sunday 1 Easter Sunday South Perth Congress Monday 2 Red Point Afternoon Duplicate only 1:00 pm start South Perth Congress Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday 7 Sunday 8 Restricted Swiss Pairs Congress 10:00am start Open event Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Handicap Pairs Championship 1 of 2 1:00pm Members only Wednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Saturday 14 Sunday 15 Monday 16 Tuesday 17 Handicap Pairs Championship 2 of 2 1:00pm Members only Wednesday 18 Thursday 19 Friday 20 Saturday 21 Sunday 22 Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Red Point Morning Duplicate only 11:30am start Thursday 26 Friday 27 Anzac Day (Anzac Biscuit Day) No Evening session Saturday 28 Bunbury Congress Sunday 29 Bunbury Congress Monday 30
MAY Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Red Point Charity Day 1:15pm start Regular session Saturday 5 Gold point GNOT heat 10.00am start Sunday 6 Undercroft May Congress Monday 7 Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9 Thursday 10 Friday 11 Saturday 12 Gold point GNOT heat (if required) Sunday 13 Mothers Day Monday 14 Tuesday 15 Wednesday 16 Open Red Point Barometer Pairs 7:30pm Thursday 17 Friday 18 Entry required. No side session. Saturday 19 ABF Western Senior s Pairs NO REGULAR SESSION Sunday 20 ABF Western Senior s Pairs Monday 21 Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23 Thursday 24 Friday 25 Saturday 26 Sunday 27 Monday 28 Tuesday 29 Wednesday 30 Thursday 31 ANC Restricted Butler WA Final AM only if required ANC Restricted Butler WA Final
JUNE Friday 1 Winter Super Congress see flyer for details No Regular sessions Saturday 2 Winter Super Congress see flyer for details No Regular session Sunday 3 Winter Super Congress see flyer for details No Regular session Monday 4 Winter Super Congress see flyer for details No Regular sessions Tuesday 5 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8 Saturday 9 Sunday 10 Fremantle Congress Monday 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 Friday 15 Geraldton Congress Saturday 16 Geraldton Congress Sunday 17 Geraldton Congress Monday 18 Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21 Friday 22 Under 50 points Novice Pairs Championship 1 of 2 Members only 9:15am Saturday 23 WABC Swiss Pairs Club Championship 10am start Members only Sunday 24 Monday 25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 27 Thursday 28 Friday 29 Under 50 points Novice Pairs Championship 2 of 2 Members only 9:15am Saturday 30
JULY Sunday 1 WABC Masters in Teams of 3 10am start Open event Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Charles Pearce Cup 1 of 4 7:30pm start Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday 7 Club Teams Championship 10am start Members only Sunday 8 Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Wednesday 11 Charles Pearce Cup 2 of 4 7:30pm start Thursday 12 Friday 13 Daytime Pairs Championship 1 of 2-1:15pm start Saturday 14 Mandurah Winter Congress Sunday 15 Mandurah Winter Congress Monday 16 Tuesday 17 Wednesday 18 Charles Pearce Cup 3 of 4 7:30pm start Thursday 19 Friday 20 Daytime Pairs Championship 2 of 2-1:15pm start Saturday 21 GNOT City final & Provincial Sunday 22 GNOT City final & Provincial Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Charles Pearce Cup 4 of 4 7:30pm start Thursday 26 Friday 27 Saturday 28 ANC starts - Hobart Sunday 29 ANC Monday 30 ANC Tuesday 31 ANC
AUGUST Wednesday 1 ANC Thursday 2 ANC Friday 3 ANC Saturday 4 ANC Sunday 5 ANC Monday 6 ANC Tuesday 7 ANC Wednesday 8 ANC Thursday 9 ANC ends - Hobart Friday 10 Saturday 11 Sunday 12 Nedlands 1 Day Congress Monday 13 Tuesday 14 Wednesday 15 Open Red Point Barometer Pairs 7:30pm Thursday 16 Entry required. No side session. Friday 17 TBIB South Perth Congress Saturday 18 TBIB South Perth Congress Sunday 19 TBIB South Perth Congress Monday 20 Tuesday 21 Wednesday 22 Thursday 23 Friday 24 Saturday 25 ABF Swan River Swiss No Regular session Sunday 26 ABF Swan River Swiss Monday 27 Tuesday 28 Wednesday 29 Thursday 30 Friday 31
SEPTEMBER Saturday 1 Mixed Pairs Championship 1 of 2 1:30pm start Members Only Sunday 2 Father s Day Monday 3 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Territory Festival Thursday 6 Friday 7 Members Only Saturday 8 Mixed Pairs Championship 2 of 2 1:30pm start Albany Restricted Congress Sunday 9 West Coast Congress Monday 10 Tuesday 11 Wednesday 12 Thursday 13 Friday 14 Saturday 15 ABF Hans Rosendorff Tournament No Regular session Sunday 16 ABF Hans Rosendorff Tournament Monday 17 Tuesday 18 Wednesday 19 Thursday 20 Friday 21 Kalgoorlie Congress Saturday 22 Kalgoorlie Congress Sunday 23 Kalgoorlie Congress Monday 24 Afternoon duplicate only 1:00pm start Queen s Birthday holiday Tuesday 25 Wednesday 26 Thursday 27 Friday 28 Saturday 29 Sunday 30
OCTOBER Monday 1 NZ Nationals start Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 Thursday 4 Friday 5 Red point bridge 1:00pm WABC Annual General Meeting 4:30pm Saturday 6 Men s Pairs Championship 10:00am Members only Sunday 7 Monday 8 Tuesday 9 Wednesday 10 Evening Pairs Championship 7:30pm 1 of 2 Members Only Thursday 11 Friday 12 Nedlands Congress Saturday 13 Nedlands Congress Sunday 14 Nedlands Congress Monday 15 Tuesday 16 Wednesday 17 Evening Pairs Championship 7:30pm 2 of 2 Members Only Thursday 18 Friday 19 Saturday 20 Busselton Congress Sunday 21 Busselton Congress Monday 22 Tuesday 23 Wednesday 24 Thursday 25 Friday 26 Saturday 27 Undercroft Congress Sunday 28 Undercroft Congress Monday 29 Tuesday 30 Wednesday 31
NOVEMBER Thursday 1 Friday 2 Saturday 3 Kendenup Restricted Congress Sunday 4 BAWA Super Vets Congress Monday 5 Tuesday 6 Melbourne Cup Red point duplicate 1:00pm Wednesday 7 Thursday 8 Thursday Jackpot Final Qualifiers Only Friday 9 Friday am and pm Jackpot Finals Qualifiers Only Saturday 10 Saturday Jackpot Final Qualifiers Only Sunday 11 BAWA Masters in Teams of 3 Monday 12 Monday am and pm Jackpot Finals Qualifiers Only Tuesday 13 Tuesday Jackpot Final Qualifiers Only Wednesday 14 Wednesday am and pm Jackpot Finals Qualifiers Only Thursday 15 Friday 16 Saturday 17 ABF Golden West - Mandurah Sunday 18 ABF Golden West - Mandurah Monday 19 Tuesday 20 Wednesday 21 Open Red Point Barometer Pairs 7:30pm Thursday 22 Friday 23 Saturday 24 Sunday 25 Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28 Thursday 29 Friday 30 Entry required. No side session GNOT Finals starts-tweed Heads
DECEMBER Saturday 1 GNOT Finals Sunday 2 GNOT Finals Monday 3 GNOT Finals end Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Thursday 6 Friday 7 Christmas Congress see flyer for details No regular afternoon session Saturday 8 Christmas Congress see flyer for details No regular session Sunday 9 Christmas Congress see flyer for details Monday 10 Tuesday 11 Wednesday 12 Thursday 13 Friday 14 Saturday 15 Sunday 16 Monday 17 Tuesday 18 Wednesday 19 Thursday 20 Friday 21 Saturday 22 Sunday 23 Monday 24 Christmas Party duplicate 1:00pm Prize-giving & party from 4:30pm Party is Free for Members Non-Members pay $30 Tuesday 25 CLOSED Wednesday 26 Red point Boxing Day bridge - 11:30am start Thursday 27 Friday 28 Saturday 29 Sunday 30 No evening session Monday 31 Afternoon Red Point duplicate only 1:00pm start New Year s Eve
SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Club championships are open only to currently financial club members. The Charles Pearce Cup is played in the Club s regular Wednesday Evening sessions throughout the month of July. The winners will be the pair with the best aggregate from 3 results. Separate prizes will be awarded for the best pair above and below Regional Master ranking. Green Masterpoints will be awarded for this event. System cards are obligatory for all Club Championships and Congresses. ABF Alerting Regulations apply at all club sessions. See the ABF website and the club noticeboard for these regulations. Substitutes for Club Championships must be Club Members. Substitutes are not permitted for two session events. Approval for the use of a substitute must be obtained from the Tournament Director 24 hours prior to the start of the applicable session. Entries for Club Championships should be made on the Club website. They can also be made in the Club Tournament Book. The Tournament Director reserves the right to close entries to an event early to ensure an equitable movement. PROCEDURES AND ETIQUETTE The following guides should be adopted when playing bridge at the West Australian Bridge club: Always welcome your opponents to the table. Make sure the board is placed in the correct direction. Count your cards before looking at them. It is the responsibility of the individual to make sure they have the correct number of cards. Do not make comments about the bidding or play until the end of the round. Post Mortems should be saved for the end of the session.
Play quickly and in tempo. A reasonable time is allowed for the play of each set of boards. Slow play inconveniences all players in the movement, and the Director may award penalties for consistent slow play. Keep a poker face. Convey information to your partner only with your calls or plays; not with gestures, mannerisms or hesitations. Do not touch your bidding box until you know what you intend calling. Wait until it's your turn to play; it is improper to play before then. When making the opening lead put your card face down first rather than face up, and ask your partner s permission to show it. This gives time for partner to ask any questions that they may have about the bidding. Once you have turned your card over you cannot look back at the whole trick, only at your own card (without showing anyone else) e.g. to see which hand you are in. TIP: Do not turn your card over until you have remembered the cards played. "Claiming" without playing out the whole hand is encouraged to save time, but declarer should state her or his intentions when doing so, e.g. "Drawing trumps, then the rest are mine", or "I will give you the ace of clubs", etc. If there is any doubt about the accuracy of a claim the Director must be called. The hand cannot be played out once a claim has been made unless all four players agree to it being played out. Agree on the number of tricks before collecting your cards to put back into the board. Where travelers are used, do not adjust any score on the traveler. Call the Director if you believe a score to be incorrect. North looks after the boards and does the scoring. East-West should check the score and move the boards at the end of the round.
PERSONAL SCORE SHEETS Players using personal score sheets must ensure they remain closed from view except when recording scores. Play of the cards must take precedence over the recording of details. THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR The Director is the referee and must be called if anything goes wrong. Don't try to fix things yourself. The director will give a ruling according to The Laws, a standard procedure which ensures fairness and equity. Any player except dummy may call the director during the play. There is no stigma attached to the Director being called; it is merely correct procedure and is your duty. CLUB RECORDER The Club has a panel of four Recorders. The role of a Recorder is to hear, and deal with as they see fit, complaints by players relating to behavior and decorum that do not fall strictly within the province of the Director. The Recorders are persons of high standing in the Club. Members who would like to clarify appropriate behavior or clear up an incident that concerns them, can approach one of the Recorders in person, by phone or by email. Alternatively, the member can consult the Chairman of the Tournament Committee for advice as to how to contact a Recorder. Terms of Reference for the Recorder are available on the Documentation page of the Club s web site. Club Recorders: Val Fleay 9272 1388 John Aquino 0434 608 834