[bluejak]

jillybean, on 2012-May-08, 17:57, said:

Errr yeah, I know the laws says that a face down lead is a lead. What I am trying to ascertain is why does this law exist, why shouldn't I put the card back it my hand and lead another card?

That's different. If that is your question then this is the wrong forum. No wonder I have misunderstood you.

Mind you, I cannot see any advantage to being allowed to change your lead anyway.

[mjj29]

bluejak, on 2012-May-10, 17:52, said:

That's different. If that is your question then this is the wrong forum. No wonder I have misunderstood you.

Mind you, I cannot see any advantage to being allowed to change your lead anyway.

There may be some confusion here.

Certainly if I lead face down, then I can't later change my lead.

If while deciding on which card to lead can I place a card on the table in front of me (but don't lead it), think for a while longer, change my mind and then lead a different card face down?

Obviously there are UI implications here, but I can give UI over my opening lead in a number of other ways, but is that allowed? Or do the laws define that if a card is face down it is ipso facto a face down opening lead?

[barmar]

mjj29, on 2012-May-11, 10:44, said:

Certainly if I lead face down, then I can't later change my lead.

If while deciding on which card to lead can I place a card on the table in front of me (but don't lead it), think for a while longer, change my mind and then lead a different card face down?

Obviously there are UI implications here, but I can give UI over my opening lead in a number of other ways, but is that allowed? Or do the laws define that if a card is face down it is ipso facto a face down opening lead?

How are we supposed to tell the difference?

[jillybean]

McBruce, on 2012-May-08, 11:32, said:

I continue to think that the idea that a FDOL is made once it is detached is nuts, but we continue to await word from the ACBL forum, where the post has been viewed 20 times but no response has yet appeared.

Any word yet?