ACBL GENERAL CONVENTION CHART
The conventions listed below must be allowed in all ACBL sanctioned tournament play (other than in events with an upper restriction of 20 or fewer masterpoints and events for which the ACBL conditions of contest state otherwise) and at club-level events with multiple-site overall masterpoint awards. However, clubs have full authority to regulate conventions in games conducted solely at their clubs. (Nothing in the preceding language shall be deemed to preclude the limitations of the Classic Card in events for which the Classic Card has been authorized.)
DEFINITIONS
ALLOWED
OPENING BIDS
RESPONSES AND REBIDS
COMPETITIVE
DISALLOWED
CARDING
Dual-message carding strategies are not approved except on each defender's first discard. Except for the first discard, only right-side-up or upside-down card ordering strategies are approved. Encrypted signals are not approved. In addition, a pair may be prohibited from playing any method (such as suit preference systems at trick one) when they are deemed to be playing it in a manner which is not compatible with the maintenance of proper tempo (much like dual message signals). This decision may be appealed to the tournament committee.
NOTE: Sponsoring organizations may allow conventions from the Super-Chart and Mid-Chart (For exception, see ACBL Mid-Chart #3) provided the requested conventions are listed on the sanction application, approved by Management, included in all tournament advertising (not required for use of Mid-Chart conventions in separate Flight A events and brackets of KOs with a designator of 1,000 or more masterpoints), and posted at the tournament site. Unless all these conditions have been fulfilled, conventions not on the ACBL General Convention Chart MAY NOT BE ALLOWED. |