At a regular club duplicate using boards dealt by the duplimate machine, it is discovered in round 2 that boards 9 and 10 are identical. Clearly an error has been made during dealing. How should the TD proceed?
This used to happen to me when I dealt boards when the program crashed during dealing. For that reason it's well worth checking if you do ever have the program crash while dealing - look at the two boards to check they are different..
@BarkerBridgeTD said:
Redeal board 10, and play it in round 2. If there is time, the new board 10 can be replayed by the round 1 pairs, otherwise they get 60/60.
But this will mean that the pairs who played board 10 in round 1 can not play board 9 when they meet it.
It was 3 board rounds and the cards for board 10 were in board 11 etc etc. So, when a playing director I now check my cards on the final board, which is rarely played, are the same as on the printout provided.
But this will mean that the pairs who played board 10 in round 1 can not play board 9 when they meet it.
It may be better to redeal board 9 as well.
I woudn't redeal board nine if it has already been played (at table 3) in its correct state. I suppose that you could redeal it & ask table 3 to replay the (redealt) board at the end, but that would appear to me to be a somewhat bizarre approach.
@Alan16248 said:
This would depend on the movement. With two board rounds you count board 10 as not played
But surely in two- board rounds boards 9 and 10 would have been on the same table in round 1 and the players would have noticed that the second board they were playing was identical to the first! How would the problem get to round 2?
@Martin said:
3 board rounds, so 1-3, 4-6, 7-9 then 10-12. So 9 & 10 being the same would not be found out until the pair that played 9 picks up board 10
Correct. I was only commenting on the two-board rounds mentioned by Alan.
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Alan
Redeal board 10, and play it in round 2. If there is time, the new board 10 can be replayed by the round 1 pairs, otherwise they get 60/60.
This used to happen to me when I dealt boards when the program crashed during dealing. For that reason it's well worth checking if you do ever have the program crash while dealing - look at the two boards to check they are different..
But this will mean that the pairs who played board 10 in round 1 can not play board 9 when they meet it.
It may be better to redeal board 9 as well.
So, when a playing director I now check my cards on the final board, which is rarely played, are the same as on the printout provided.
I woudn't redeal board nine if it has already been played (at table 3) in its correct state. I suppose that you could redeal it & ask table 3 to replay the (redealt) board at the end, but that would appear to me to be a somewhat bizarre approach.
But surely in two- board rounds boards 9 and 10 would have been on the same table in round 1 and the players would have noticed that the second board they were playing was identical to the first! How would the problem get to round 2?
3 board rounds, so 1-3, 4-6, 7-9 then 10-12. So 9 & 10 being the same would not be found out until the pair that played 9 picks up board 10
Correct. I was only commenting on the two-board rounds mentioned by Alan.
gotcha :)