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The Directors’ Corner Oops – Common Mistakes
 
This is all about common mistakes that are made at the table usually by accident and how they are dealt with by the director.  
 
NB If a mistake is made then always call the director rather than try and sort it out amongst yourselves.
 
Common Mistakes  These fall into 3 broad categories as below
 
Bidding “Oops”
 

1. I did not see that bid before I put mine down
2. Partner’s forgotten the system again
3. Did I just bid that?
4. I hope no one wants to see my hand afterwards
5. I thought it was my turn to bid
6. Now what are we playing or I am not sure what partner means

Playing “Oops”

1. Where did that card come from, I thought I was out of them
2. I thought that I won the last trick 
3. I was sure that He was the declarer
4. Cards just fall out of my hands sometimes
5. I did not mean to play that card
6. Wasn’t it my turn to play?

 
Scoring “Oops”
 

1. Those results don’t look right, is this the same board?
2. I thought we had doubled?

 
 
And Finally the Dreaded
 
Unauthorised Information

Which turns up almost whenever anything goes wrong and often when things do not appear to be going wrong