Newent Bridge Club
(Appendix to the Constitution)

Note - The undernoted 'Rules' serve to remind members and guide new members and

guests concerning some basic rules governing the conduct of duplicate bridge sessions

held by the Club. Newent Bridge Club is affiliated to the GCBA and the EBU and all

play is governed by 'The Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge' issued by the EBU.

1.  Arrival - Members are asked to arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled start

     times of 7pm on Wednesday and Friday. The Director will strive to accomodate

     late arrivals, but they cannot always be guaranteed a game. Tournaments will be

     organised on a shuffle and deal basis and memebers will shuffle, deal and arrange

     the boards allocated to them before play commences. Table money should be

     made available for collection before the start of play.

2.  Responsibilities - The player sitting north, is the host at the table and is

     responsible for recording the Names, positions and Pair Numbers on the traveller.

     This information should be shown to and checked by East who is jointly responsible

     with North for ensuring this is accurate.

     North is also responsible for ensuring that any activity at the table, whether spoken

     or physical, is conducted as quietly as possible.

3.  Before Play starts - On arrival at a new table and before play starts, North and

     East should check they are sitting at the right table and in the correct compass

     position with the correct boards. North is also responsible for moving the Boards to

     the table at which they are next to be played. Boards are always played in

     chronological sequence unless the Director has ruled otherwise.

4.  Convention Cards - Players should make available at the table their convention

     cards showing the bidding conventions in use by their partnership. Partners' cards

     must contain the same information.

5.  Bidding Boxes - Calls, including passes, are laid on the table from left to right in

     such a way that all bids can be seen at the end of bidding. The bidding should not

     be removed from the table until the opening lead has been made, face down and

     any questions have been asked and answered appropriately.