CHAPTER V
THE AUCTION ![polish version](../poland.gif)
PART I
CORRECT PROCEDURE
SECTION ONE
AUCTION PERIOD
LAW 19
- DOUBLES AND REDOUBLES ![polish version](../poland.gif)
- A. Doubles
- 1. Legal Double
- A player may double only the last preceding bid. That bid must have
been made by an opponent; calls other than pass must not have intervened.
- 2. Proper Form for Double
- In doubling, a player should not state the number of odd tricks or
the denomination. The only correct form is the single word "Double".
- 3. Double of Incorrectly Stated Bid
- If a player, in doubling, incorrectly states the bid, or the number
of odd tricks or the denomination, he is deemed to have doubled the bid
as it was made. (Law 16 - Unauthorised
Information - may apply.)
- B. Redoubles
- 1. Legal Redouble
- A player may redouble only the last preceding double. That double must
have been made by an opponent; calls other than pass must not have intervened.
- 2. Proper Form for a Redouble
- In redoubling, a player should not state the number of odd tricks or
the denomination. The only correct form is the single word "Redouble".
- 3. Redouble of an Incorrectly Stated Bid
- If a player, in redoubling, incorrectly states the doubled bid, or
the number of odd tricks or the denomination, he is deemed to have redoubled
the bid as it was made. (Law 16 -Unauthorised
Information - may apply.)
- C. Double or Redouble Superseded
- Any double or redouble is superseded by a subsequent legal bid.
- D. Scoring a Doubled or Redoubled Contract
- If a doubled or redoubled bid is not followed by a subsequent legal
bid, scoring values are increased as provided in Law 77.
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1997