150
mn or may take three tricks from his opponents and add them to his own. Such tricks may assist the declarer to make good his declaration."
It is evident that the Declarer is given the option of either scoring 150 points or taking three tricks, should he prefer to make good his declaration rather than receive the bonus.
In the case cited, three tricks could not fulfill the contract, but should a thoughtless or generous Declarer elect to take a penalty which would not benefit him, in preference to 150, he would be acting within his rights.
The rule clearly decides this case. The adversaries "cannot score except for honors or chicane," and the Declarer can "add 150 to his score in the honor column" if he elect so to do.
Acknowledgment is made of the courtesy of The Whist Club of New York in permitting the publication of its code of laws and of the decisions of its Card Committee.
SUMMARIZED PENALTIES
For the benefit of those who wish to hastily ascertain the penalty for an offense or to refer to the law upon the subject, the following table of summarized penalties has been prepared. It does not include every possible penalty, but merely those of most frequent occurrence.
OFFENSE PENALTY LAW
Revoke by Declarer 150 points 84 aRevoke by Adversary 150 points or 3 tricks 84 bRevoke by Dummy None 63 Second revoke in same hand 100 points 84 c
Lead out of turn by Declarer None 77
{ Exposed card Lead out of turn by Adversary { or 76 { Called lead
Card exposed during deal New deal 37 c
{ Partner cannot bid nor Card exposed after deal and { lead suit of card and card 65 before end of bidding { may be called
{ May be called and if exposed Card exposed after end of { by Third Hand that suit 66 bidding and before lead { not be led
Card exposed { Declarer None 72 during { play by { Advers