Whitehead's Conventions of Auction Bridge; The Latest Developments of the Principles of Bidding and Play - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1914. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... the laws of royal auction. Copyright, 1913 by The Whist Club, New York City. Reprinted by permission. the rubber. 1. The partners first winning two games win the rubber. When the first two games decide the rubber, a third is not played. scoring. 2. Each side has a trick score and a score for all other counts, generally known as the honor score. In the trick score the only entries made are points for tricks won (see Law 3), which count both toward the game and in the total of the rubber. All other points, including honors, penalties, slam, little slam, and undertricks, are recorded in the honor score, which counts only in the total of the rubber. 3. When the declarer wins the number of tricks bid or more, each above six counts on the trick score: two points when spades are trumps, six when clubs are trumps, seven when diamonds are trumps, eight when hearts are trumps, nine when royal spades are trumps, and ten when the declaration is no-trump. 4. A game consists of thirty points made by tricks alone. Every deal is played out, whether or not durScoring. ing it the game be concluded, and any points made (even if in excess of thirty) are counted. 5. The ace, king, queen, knave, and ten of the trump suit are the honors; when no trump is declared, the aces are the honors. 6. Honors are credited to the original holders; they are valued as follows: when A trump is declared 3 honors between partners equal value of 2 tricks. 414 ii ii ii ii. ii 4 ii Ik ii ii ...