Laws
APPENDIX 3
FULL BISQUE HANDICAP PLAY
When a game is played under the conditions
of Full Bisque Handicap Play, the laws of Handicap Play apply subject to the
following modifications.
1. THE BASE
HANDICAP
The base handicap is scratch unless agreed
or directed to be greater than scratch.
2. SINGLES
PLAY
If both players have handicaps that are
greater than the base handicap, the first sentence of Law 37(b)(1)
does not apply and each player receives a number of bisques equal to the difference
between his handicap and the base handicap.
3. DOUBLES
PLAY
- NUMBER
OF BISQUES If both sides have aggregate handicaps that are greater than
twice the base handicap, the first sentence of Law 43(a)
does not apply and each side receives a number of bisques equal to half the
difference between its aggregate handicap and twice the base handicap.
- RESTRICTION
ON PLAY A player whose handicap is lower than the base handicap may play
a half-bisque but may not play a bisque and the second sentence of Law 43(b)
is modified accordingly.