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Duplicate bridge score sheet for ACBL tournament. Scoring in duplicate bridge is done in two stages: Each deal is scored as in rubber bridge but with some variations in methodology. The result of each deal by each partnership is compared to all other results for the same deal by all other partnerships.
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. Each side has its own optimum contract and, for a side with poor hands, "pass" may be the optimum call.
Strong notrump after passing (SNAP) is a bridge bidding convention originated by Jeremy Flint and Tony Priday [1] [2] and is a one notrump (1NT) bid by a passed hand in response to a one-level opening by his partner.
Bridge is a four-player partnership trick-taking game with thirteen tricks per deal. [15] [16] The dominant variations of the game are rubber bridge, which is more common in social play; and duplicate bridge, which enables comparative scoring in tournament play. Each player is dealt thirteen cards from a standard 52-card deck.
Before looking at the detail, it is necessary to understand that bridge theory and practice suggest that the HCP method of hand evaluation, together with common sense concerning balance and cover in all suits, is the best for deciding the level of NT contracts, thus:
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 ...
Norman four notrump (also Norman) is a slam bidding convention in the partnership card game contract bridge designed to help the partnership choose among the five-, six-, and seven-levels for the final contract.
The Losing Trick Count, as used by the leading contract bridge tournament players, with examples of expert bidding and expert play. London: Methuen. p. 176. Nine editions published between 1935 and 1947. Republished in 2006 as Losing Trick Count - A Book of Bridge Technique by F. Dudley Courtenay, ISBN 978-1-4067-9716-9.