REGLEMENT
EN
ANGLAIS
OFFICIAL RULES
FFT
Attitude
to adopt
Code
of Arbitration
THE
DEAL
:
The Dealer is the player having draw
the lovest card. The lowest card is the ace of clubs, the highest is
the 21 of
trumps :
- in
the case
of cards of equal value, suit decides :
1)
Spades 2) hearts 3) diamonds
4) clubs
For
example
(10 of heards, and 10 of clubs) it is the 10 of clubs which deals.
- the
player
who draws the Excuse must redraw.
The
cards
must obligatorily be shuffled by the player opposite the dealer before
each new
game.
The
cut is
made by player to the left of the dealer. The cards can only be picked
up when
the deal has ended. All the Defences tricks must be collected by the
player
placed opposite the taker.
Any
card
turned over during the deal must be redealt.
BIDS
:
Each
player
can bid only once each game on his turn, in a loud and clear voice.
PASS
a plyer considers that he cannot
bid
HOLD
or
MINOR
25
+ Points
TAKE
or PUSH
50 + Points X2
KEEP
(without the dog)
100 + Points X4
(the
dog il
not turned up and is acquired by the taker)
DOUBLE
KEEP
150 + Points X6
(the
dog is
not turned over and is awarded to the defense)
A
hand of :
10
Trumps =
13
Trumps =
15
Trumps =
The
points
of a hand of at least 10 Trumps are always identical, whatever the
contract.
The
1 of
Trumps held to the end is multiplied according to the contract.
HOLD
=
10 PUSH = 20 Straight KEEP = 40 Double KEEP = 60
The
referee
cannot be called in cases of faults contested after the event.
CONTRACT
:
ALL
STRAIGHT
or DOUBLE KEEP’S must be shown to the referee on demand ; if not the contract in
question will be
declared void.
TIME
OF GAME
:
The
time
allowed for a 3 deal game is 35 minutes, and 45 minutes for a 4 deal
game.
At
the end
of this time, the referee will collect all scorecards from late games.
PLAYER
IN
NORTH POSITION :
He
is
responsible for the score, under the supervision of three other
players, SOUTH,
EAST and WEST.
He
must
complete the scorecards indicating the n° of the table, the
names and numbers
of each of the four players, and calculate the scores.
At
the
conclusion of each play, he must take the scorecard to the control
table.
In
the case
of an anomaly, all four players can be penalised.
In
open deal
competitions, it is recommended to call a referee for all contracts
higher than
a Simple Keep or a Push, in order to avoid all abusive and ridiculous
overbids.
THE
DOG
:
It
is dealt
one card each turn.
It
is
forbidden to deal the dog the first and last cards. Once the bids have
ended,
the dealer offers the dog, face down, to the taker, who at this moment
turns
them up.
THE
DISCARD
:
Once
the
discard is complete, the taker declares play and the discard can
thereafter be
neither altered or
consulted.
A
miscard
consists of not respecting the rules of the discard. If the taker,
after having
declared play, notices a miscard (for example : 5 or 7 cards) the game
continues normally, and is simply called void if the taker wins and is
counted
if he should lose. It is not allowed to place a king or trump in the
discard –
except for the following cases :
The hand is composed only of trumps
The hand is composed of only kings
and trumps.
In
these
cases, the taker declares the n° of trumps and kings that he
discards.
THE
SLAM
THE
OPENING :
The
first
card played is made by the player to the right of the dealer, except in
the
case of a declared slam, when it is the taker who opens.
THE
EXCUSE
:
Must
not he
held to the end, otherwise it goes to the other side.
Exception
:
to win a slam, declared or not, the taker, holding the Excuse must win
all the
tricks and play the Excuse as last card. As a result, in this
particular case,
the 1 of trumps will be acknowledged the last, if it is placed in the
penultimate trick.
THE
SLAM
:
The
slam is
required in addition to the contract.
Points
are
counted in terms of the demanded contract, and a supplementary bonus
(or
deduction) sanctions the success or failure of this slam.
THE
BONUS :
SLAM
DECLARED AND ACHIEVED
Additional bonus of
SLAM
UNDECLARED AND ACHIEVED
Additional bonus of
SLAM
DECLARED AND NOT ACHIEVED
SLAM
ACHIEVED BY THE DEFENCE
Additional award of
EXPOSED
CARD
:
A
card is
termed “exposed
“ if it is revealed to
the other players at an unspecified moment :
- a
card falls
from a hand
- several
cards played at the same time by the same player
- a
card ot
following suit : a renounced card
- a
card
played out of turn, and not covered.
The
exposed
card is returned to the hand of the player at fault, who can play when
he
chooses.
PLAYED
CARD
:
A
card is
termed “played” when it is removed from the hand of
a player. It can only then
be changed in the case of the intervention of the referee, and then
only if it
il an error.
CAN
PLAYED OUT OF TURN
:
A
card is referred to as being “out of turn”
when it is played at the wrong time.
It
is “covered” when a player on the other side
to the player at fault follows suit. There is then no fault and the
game
continues normally.
If
the card is not covered, it becomes an
exposed card.
THE
RENOUNCE
:
To
not follow suit though one holds the cards
which allow it, is to not respect the rules of the game.
A
renounce il completed as soon as the player
following the “renouncer” follows suit with the
card before.
If
the renouncer il the player playing last, the
renounce is complete as soon as the first card of the next trick il
played.
If
the renounce is not completed, it is
immediately rectified and the card normally played becomes an exposed
card.
Violation of the code of
ethics :
Each
player
must always maintain a courteous attitude towards his partners and
opponents.
He must refrain from all remarks and actions which could upset or
disturb
another player, or spoil the pleasure of the game. Moderation of the
tone and
remarks ensures the smooth running of the competition.
Violations
which come under unethical behaviour are serious offences which the
referee
should penalise with a severity relative to the player’s
ranking.
SERIOUS
OFFENCES
:
- Impropriety
towards
opponents and partners
- Unnecessary
stoppages and hesitations (during bids and play)
- Manners
and
signs of approval and disapproval
- Impolite
comments
- “Kamikaze”
bids which show disrespect towards the opponents.
For
such
faults, the referee should apply a sanction that he deems appropriate,
from a
simple warning to exclusion from the competition.
He
can
declare a deal void, adjust the score or award a penalty point,
etc…
RULES
FOR PLAYERS AT THE
BEGINNING OF A COMPETITION
:
PROGRESSION
OF TOURNAMENT – NUMBER OF DEALS
5
positions of 4 played deals
or
6 positions of 4 played deals
or
7 positions of 3 played deals
ERRORS
IN PLAY
:
All
variations, false or incidental, lead to the immediate calling of the
referee.
It
is
formally forbidden for players to regulate any incidents between
themselves.
WARNING
AND PENALTIES FOR SUBSEQUENT
MISDEMEANOURS
:
SCORECARD
ERRORS
:
- the
total scores do not equal zero
- absence
of table n°, and the names and n° of players
- non-return
of the scorecard to the control table.
An
error in the scorecard can only be rectified in the presence of all
four
players.
THE
DEAL
:
- an
error by the dealer – if the error is noticed before the
declaration of
contract, the cards are redealt.
- If
the error is only noticed after the declaration of contract the error
is
disregarded and the game continues as normal.
A
HAND OF TEN TRUMPS OR MORE
ERRORS
IN THE PRESENTATION OF THE HAND
:
- Presented
disorderly : counted as normal
- Presented
incomplete and rectifiable : counted as normal
- Presented
incomplete but unrectifiable :
a) By
the taker not counted
b) By
the defendant : not counted. The deal is declared void if the taker
loses.
- Presented
with too many trumps, by the taker : counted
- Presented
with too many trumps by the defender :
a) If
the taker fulfils his contract, the set of trumps is counted
b) If
the taker fails to fulfil his contract, the deal is declared void.
- Presented
after having played the first card, and before it is covered :
counted as normal
- Presented
at any other moment by the taker :
a) If
the taker fulfils his contract, the set of trumps is not counted
b) If
the taker loses, the trumps are counted.
- Presented
at any other time by the defender :
a) If
the taker fulfils his contract, the deal is counted with the trump
bonus
going in favour of the taker
b) If
the taker loses, the deal is declared void.
- Presented
with the Excuse replacing a trump :
a) If
the side at fault scores positively, then the deal is called void.
b) If
the side at fault scores negatively, then the deal and the set of
trumps
are counted.
CORRECTABLE
FAULTS
:
Correction
doesn’t prevent the continuation of the deal : the cards
remain
as before and the result is upheld without further penalty, other than
a
warning, to the player (s) at fault.
INCORRIGIBLE
FAULTS
:
Rectification
prevents the continuation of the deal :
- the
exposed card is important (except for the taker)
- a
renounce is completed
- a
fault in the discard
- a
game with an incorrect number of cards, etc…
The
cards are reset to the advantage of the side at fault :
- if
the side at fault win, the deal is declared void
- if
the side at fault lose, the deal is counted.