In the case cited, three tricks could not fulfill the contract, but should a thoughtless or generous Declarer elect to take a penalty which would not benefit him, in preference to 150, he would be acting within his rights.
The rule clearly decides this case. The adversaries "cannot score except for honors or chicane," and the Declarer can "add 150 to his score in the honor column" if he elect so to do.
Acknowledgment is made of the courtesy of The Whist Club of New York in permitting the publication of its code of laws and of the decisions of its Card Committee.
SUMMARIZED PENALTIES
For the benefit of those who wish to hastily ascertain the penalty for an offense or to refer to the law upon the subject, the following table of summarized penalties has been prepared. It does not include every possible penalty, but merely those of most frequent occurrence.
| OFFENSE | PENALTY | LAW |
|---|---|---|
| Revoke by Declarer | 150 points | 84a |
| Revoke by Adversary | 150 points or 3 tricks | 84b |
| Revoke by Dummy | None | 63 |
| Second revoke in same hand | 100 points | 84c |
| Lead out of turn by Declarer | None | 77 |
| Lead out of turn by Adversary | Exposed card or Called lead | 76 |
| Card exposed during deal | New deal | 37c |
| Card exposed after deal and before end of bidding | Partner cannot bid nor lead suit of card and card may be called | 65 |
| Card exposed after end of bidding and before lead | May be called and if exposed by Third Hand that suit not be led | 66 |
| Card exposed during play by | Declarer | None | 72 |
| Adversary | May be called | {67 {72 |
| Two or more cards played at once by adversary | All may be called | 70 |
| Not playing to trick | New deal | 81 |
| Playing 2 cards to trick | Liable for revoke | 82 |
| Playing with less than 13 cards | Liable for revoke | 38 |
| Holding 14 cards | New deal | 37d |
| Misdeal | New deal | {36 {37 |
| Dealing out of turn or with wrong cards | May be corrected before last card is dealt | 40 |
| Declaration out of turn | New deal | 49 |
| Double out of turn | New deal | 57 |
| Pass out of turn | None | 49 |
| Insufficient declaration | Made sufficient and partner debarred from bidding | 50 |
| Impossible declaration | Made 7 tricks and partner debarred from bidding; or new deal; or previous declaration may be made final | 50 |
| Dummy's calling attention to any offense | Penalty for offense eliminated | 61 |
| Dummy's suggesting a play | It may be required or prohibited | 62 |
| Declarer's naming or touching card in Dummy | May have to play it | 64 |
| Adversary's calling attention to trick | Partner may be required to play highest or lowest card or win or lose trick | 92 |
| Giving information about bidding after final bid | Called lead | 51 |
| Fourth Hand playing before Second | Second Hand may be required to play highest or lowest card or win or lose trick | 80 |
| Cutting more than one card | Must take highest | 16 |