LAW 13 - INCORRECT NUMBER OF CARDS

A. Director Deems Normal Play

When the Director determines that one or more hands of the board contained an incorrect number of cards (but see Law 14) and a player with an incorrect hand has made a call, then when the Director deems that the deal can be corrected and played the deal may be so played with no change of call. At the end of play the Director may award an adjusted score.

B. Adjusted Score and Possible Penalty

Otherwise when a call has been made the Director shall award an adjusted score and may penalize an offender.

C. Play Completed

When it is determined after play ends that a player's hand originally contained more than 13 cards with another player holding fewer (but see Law 13F), the result must be cancelled and an adjusted score awarded (Law 86D may apply). An offending contestant is liable to a procedural penalty.

D. No Call Made

If a player is found to have an incorrect number of cards and no call has been made on his hand:

1. The Director shall correct the discrepancy and, if no player will then have seen another's card, shall require that the board be played normally.

2. When the Director determines that one or more pockets of the board contained an incorrect number of cards and a player has seen one or more cards of another player's hand, if the Director deems:

(a) that the unauthorized information is unlikely to interfere with normal bidding or play, the Director allows the board to be played and scored. If he then considers the information has affected the outcome of the board the Director shall adjust the score and may penalize an offender.

(b) that the unauthorized information gained thereby is of sufficient importance to interfere with normal bidding or play the Director shall award an artificial adjusted score and may penalize an offender.

E. Placement or Movement of Card

When under this Law the Director requires play to continue, knowledge of the placement or movement of a card by the Director is unauthorized information for the partner of a player whose hand contained an incorrect number of cards.

F. Surplus Card

Any surplus card not part of the deal is removed if found. The auction and play continue unaffected. If such a card is found to have been played to a quitted trick an adjusted score may be awarded.

Law 12 - DIRECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY POWERS

Law 14 - MISSING CARD