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  2. Bridge scoring - Wikipedia

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    While a deal of bridge is always played following a unique set of rules, its scoring may vary depending on the type of event the deal is played on. There are two main categories of scoring: rubber and duplicate. Rubber scoring, and its popular variant Chicago, are mostly used in social play. Duplicate scoring is focused on tournament ...

  3. Optimum contract and par contract - Wikipedia

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    At Chicago or IMP scoring it is generally worth bidding game even with a slightly less than 50% chance of success due to the relatively high value of the bonuses (especially when vulnerable). In duplicate pairs scoring, the subtle difference between a major suit game, a NT game and a minor suit game make the declaration an important decision.

  4. Glossary of contract bridge terms - Wikipedia

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    Rubber Bridge Scoring Above the line In rubber bridge, the location on the scorepad above the main horizontal line where extra points are entered; extra points are those awarded for holding honor cards in trumps, for bonuses for scoring game, small slam, grand slam or winning a rubber, for overtricks on the declaring side and for undertricks on the defending side and for fulfilling doubled or ...

  5. Contract bridge - Wikipedia

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    Rubber bridge is the most popular variation for casual play, but most club and tournament play involves some variant of duplicate bridge, where the cards are not re-dealt on each occasion, but the same deal is played by two or more sets of players (or "tables") to enable comparative scoring.

  6. Contract bridge diagram - Wikipedia

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    Diagrams are used to illustrate a deal of 52 cards in four hands in the game of contract bridge. [1] Each hand is designated by a point on the compass and so North–South are partners against East–West. Suit features include: Each line represents a suit, indicated by its symbol – ♠ for spades, ♥ for hearts, ♦ for diamonds, and ♣ ...

  7. Laws of Duplicate Bridge - Wikipedia

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    If exposed inadvertently, depending on its rank, it may be a minor (2-9) or a major (10-A) penalty card; however, any card may become a major penalty card if played out of turn. In any case, the penalty card must be played at first legal opportunity, which allows the declarer to organize his play to take advantage of the situation.

  8. Chicago (bridge card game) - Wikipedia

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    Part-score accumulation and level bonus: The part-score treatment differs from that in duplicate bridge and is somewhat akin to that of rubber bridge. A part-score or -scores made previously may be combined with a part-score made in the current deal to complete a game of 100 or more contract points.

  9. Zar Points - Wikipedia

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    Zar Points (ZP) is a statistically derived method for evaluating contract bridge hands developed by Zar Petkov. The statistical research Petkov conducted in the areas of hand evaluation and bidding is useful to bridge players, regardless of their bidding or hand evaluation system.