Re: Quick question for any directors out there please.

David Stevenson wrote:

>  wrote
> > Oh I see - no wonder the director didn't spot it - I think page 44
> > should be updated
> 
> Thankyou: you are not the first to criticise the layout.  Perhaps you
> will be the first to suggest a better one.  I do not mean others have
> suggested poorer ones: no-one who has criticised the layout has so
> far suggested any alternative.

How about:

"11 C 1 Minimum opening bid strength

The minimum agreement for opening one of a suit is 11 HCP, or Rule of
19 with at least 8 HCP.

At levels 3 and 4 this is relaxed to Rule of 18 with at least 8 HCP in
first and second seat, and 8 HCP in third and fourth seat.

11 C 2 1C openings - basic

A 1C opening may be played to have any meaning, forcing or not, as long
as this does
not include unbalanced hands with 5+ Diamonds or 5+ Hearts or 5+ Spades
(unless
there is a Club suit of equal length or longer).

At levels 3 and 4 this is relaxed to be equivalent to the 1D opening
rule (see 11 C 4)."

11 C 9 - 11 are then redundant.

Another possibility would be to convert the layout to a grid, something
like this:

                               +------------+------------+------------+
                               |  Level 2   |  Level 3   |  Level 4   |
+------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Minimum opening strength     | 11 HCP, or | 1st/2nd Seat: Ro18+8HCP |
|                              | Ro18+8HCP  | 3rd/4th Seat: 8HCP      |
+------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| 1C openings                  |            |                         |
+------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Strong Club                  |            |                         |
+------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|                              |            |                         |
| etc.                         |            |                         |

With the lower level spaces lightly hatched over or marked "not
permitted" for the more advanced meanings. Where the rules are the same
for multiple levels, the description would span the appropriate levels.

-- 
Steve Foster