[bluejak]

I am sorry, you have lost me.

[pran]

bluejak, on 2011-April-25, 17:43, said:

I am sorry, you have lost me.

From Law 49:
or when a defender names a card as being in his hand, each such card becomes a penalty card (Law 50)

When a defender designates one card and then is allowed to change his designation. Do you apply Law 49 on the withdrawn designation and in case how?

[bluejak]

No, of course not. He has not named a card as being in his hand so Law 49 is irrelevant.

You are allowed to change a designation is it was unintended. So, if you bid 3♠ but intended 3♥ you are allowed [subject to other considerations] to change it to 3♥. You have not bid 3♠, you never intended 3♠, and the unintended 3♠ 'bid' has no informational content.

Similarly if you designate the ♠3 to be played but intended the ♥3 you are allowed [subject to other considerations] to change it to the ♥3. You have not played the ♠3, you never intended the ♠3, and the unintended ♠3 'designation' has no informational content, and may or may not be in the hand.

[pran]

bluejak, on 2011-April-26, 08:38, said:

No, of course not. He has not named a card as being in his hand so Law 49 is irrelevant.

You are allowed to change a designation is it was unintended. So, if you bid 3♠ but intended 3♥ you are allowed [subject to other considerations] to change it to 3♥. You have not bid 3♠, you never intended 3♠, and the unintended 3♠ 'bid' has no informational content.

Similarly if you designate the ♠3 to be played but intended the ♥3 you are allowed [subject to other considerations] to change it to the ♥3. You have not played the ♠3, you never intended the ♠3, and the unintended ♠3 'designation' has no informational content, and may or may not be in the hand.

Thanks, I think that clears up the last questions that have occurred in this thread.