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Hesitations (or “breaks in tempo” as they are referred to in the Laws) are a perfectly normal part of the game. The player who thinks for a while before making their bid has done nothing wrong. There is no reason to call the Director just because there has been a hesitation.

Hesitations constitute what the Laws call “unauthorised information”. Unauthorised information can arise from a number of different sources; some of them from less desirable and inappropriate actions (e.g. comments, remarks or gestures); others as a normal consequence of the game (e.g. alerts, responses to an opponent’s question and hesitations).

When a player has unauthorised information, he is not permitted to use that information in deciding on his subsequent actions. 

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