[gordontd]

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[pgrice]

bluejak, on 2011-April-25, 17:46, said:

Hardly surprising. My understanding is that it was completely illegal under the last Law book, and under this Law book it is such an unlikely occurrence as not to be worth worrying about, so Jeff probably does not consider it a possibility.

Highly unlikely, but EBU WB 144.3 defines when such a score would be required ... I had to use this the other week. As ScoreBridge wouldn't allow both real and artificial scores on the same line I used a "fine" to achieve the required scores.

Stand-by playesr
The TD may, at his discretion, introduce a stand-by contestant to take the place of a contestant who is not present at the advertised starting time.
If the late contestant has failed to notify of his impending late arrival, then the stand-by contestant assumes full rights 45 minutes after the advertised starting time.
If the late contestant has given notification of his late arrival then the stand-by contestant assumes full rights 90 minutes after the advertised starting time.
Once the stand-by contestant has acquired full rights, the late contestant may not reclaim his position. The late contestant may be accommodated only if convenient to the movement and the other contestants.
If the late contestant does arrive within the time required to reclaim his place, then his results on any board played by the stand-by are cancelled and he receives Ave–. However, all results obtained by opponents of the stand-by contestant (and – in an Individual – by a partner of the stand-by player) shall stand.

[bluejak]

It is easy enough, of course, to give 40%, 50% or 60% [or 21.8%, for that matter] to one side only via an adjustment.



Excellent, pgrice. Never thought of that. Will you tell Jeff Smith?