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A variant of contract bridge for play by one person; alternatively, a means for one to learn or practice the game alone. Information for each deal is pre-printed on one sheet of paper in a special layout. Such a "deal" is loaded in a mechanical template (see image at right) which the operator-player manipulates selectively and sequentially to ...
Duplicate bridge is a variation of contract bridge where the same set of bridge deals (i.e., the distribution of the 52 cards among the four hands) are played by different competitors, and scoring is based on relative performance.
a non-jump response in a new suit at the two-level is forcing to game, and; a 1NT response to a major opening is forcing for one round and indicates insufficient values to immediately commit to game or bid a suit at the one-level. The 2/1 game force does not apply to responses by a passed hand, or if there is an intervening call by an
In duplicate bridge only, game and partial-game bonuses are awarded at the conclusion of each deal as follows: any partial contract, i.e. one scoring less than 100 contract points, scores a bonus of 50 points, and; any game contract, i.e. one scoring 100 or more points, scores a game bonus of 300 if not vulnerable and 500 if vulnerable.
One common artificial agreement is Cappelletti, where 2 ♣ is a transfer to be passed or corrected to a major, 2 ♦ means both majors and a major shows that suit plus a minor. Whether opening bids at the two level are 'strong' (20+ points) or 'weak' (i.e., pre-emptive with a 6 card suit).
This has an advantage in cases when the opener has a strong one- or two-suiter (i.e. has an interest in cover cards rather than finding the suit fit), but can take up bidding space and miss a suit fit when the opener is balanced or semi-balanced. In standard "controls," an ace counts as two controls and a king counts as one control. The ...
Did you know there are two 'Rochesters' in New York state? And a number of other locales share the same name.
Symmetry, has two meanings. The first is a vague sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and balance. The first is a vague sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and balance. The second is an exact mathematical "patterned self-similarity" that can be demonstrated with the rules of a formal system, such as geometry or physics