The EBU also has some helpful videos on changes to the laws, check them out here.
Changes in the Law – Video Seminar
An edited version of this seminar has been created as two separate video files, each lasting approximately one hour. Viewing both videos completely and sequentially will provide a thorough review of the most important changes to the Laws of Duplicate Bridge that became effective in September 2017.
The index below will allow the viewer to identify the elapsed time location in the videos of various topics of interest. The index will also facilitate returning to where one stopped when it was not convenient to view the entire video at one sitting.
Part One
00:00 Introduction and Overview
02:37 Law 68 – Claims and Concessions
11:45 Law 23A1 – Definition of Comparable Call – Same or Similar Meaning
32:08 Law 23A2 – Definition of Comparable Call – Subset
39:37 Law 23A3 – Definition of Comparable Call – Same Purpose
43:25 Law 23 – Directorial Procedure in Handling Comparable Call Situations
To watch on YouTube, click here. (Allows full-screen viewing)
Part Two
00:00 Information about Club Director Support by Telephone
04:20 Law 23C – Comparable Call – Damage to the Non-Offending Side
06:18 Law 30 – Pass Out of Rotation
16:30 Laws 31 and 32 – Bids Out of Rotation; Doubles Out of Rotation
23:12 Law 27 – Insufficient Bids
29:06 Law 26 – Call Withdrawn, Lead Restrictions
37:00 Law 25 – Legal and Illegal Changes of Call
44:05 Law 12C – Awarding an Adjusted Score
58:11 Law 64 – Procedure after an Established Revoke
To watch on YouTube, click here. (Allows full-screen viewing)
You can read about the 2017 Changes to the Laws here.
Changes to the Laws
| Subject | Law | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Claims and Concessions | Law 68 and 70 | |
| Comparable Call | Law 23 | |
| Comparable Calls – Similar Meaning | Law 23A1 | |
| Comparable Calls – Subsets | Law 23A2 | |
| Comparable Calls – Same Purpose | Law 23A3 | |
| Pass out of Rotation | Law 30 | |
| Bid out of Rotation | Law 31 | |
Changes to the Laws
| Subject | Law | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Double or Redouble out of Rotation | Law 32 | |
| Awarding an adjusted score | Law 12C | |
| Lead restrictions after a withdrawn call | Law 26 | |
| Wrong Board | Law 15 | |
| Legal and Illegal Changes of Call | Law 25 | |
| Mistaken Explanation – Mistaken Call | Law 75 | |
| Laws Dealing with the Revoke | Laws 61-64 | |
ACBLscore Help
| Subject | Watch |
|---|---|
| Setting Up a Game | |
| Attendance and Merging Records | |
| Back up and Restore a Database | |
| Deleting Old Game Files | |
| Renaming Game Files | |
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