The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.


Auction Bridge. +. J. A.. says Play
ing the no-bid rule all pass up to the
fourth hand, who simply says to his
partner. your lead On his attention
being called to the fact that no one had
made "A bid, he explained that he
thought the dealer had bid no trump.
AS this was a mistake he Gays he will
bid no trump himself. The opponents
object, insisting that his telling his
partner to lead was the same as making
no bid himself, and he could not change
that decision.
The opponents are technically correct.
as 1t Is clear that the fourth hand had
nothing TO say II the dealer had bid no
trump. That he was mistaken as to the
dealers bid Is not an excuse, any more
than 1t would be to bid a heart. thinking
the dealer had said no bid when he had
actually said no trump. He would have
to make 1t two hearts. This habit of
saying Your lead IL against the
rules. The only correct form Is. Il
pass" or NO bid"
+. \. +. says II the contract is three
hearts. doubled. and lost. we under
stand that the opponents get 100 a trick.
but \ insists that they also get 80 for
the declarer's failure to fulfil the con-
tract. because the declarer would get 80
II he fulfilled II after being doubled.
The opponents get nothing but the 100
for each trick by which the contract
falls. The declarer. IL doubled. gets so
for making good. and so extra for each
trick over. The so for just making his
contract is the penalty against the OPP
ponents for their doubling the sound
ness OF the declaration. otherwise they
would risk nothing in doubling unless
the declarer made more than his con-
tract.
y II. g. says: When all four players
pass the bid, what happens TO the deal?
The next player to the left gets IL.
%. |. s. says Is the large" count for
slams. 30 and 100. now generally
adopted. and n so IN II always part OF
the no-bld game or not?
The two usually go together. but
neither 5 official. as the no bid rule
allowing players to pass without a bid
and eliminating the 100 penalty limit
and the count of so for little slam and
100 for grand slam. are simply in the
experimental sta &c.
~. T. l.. says. The dealer holds six
hearts TO the ace ten. nothing outside
above a nine. and no singleton. The bid
Is a heart. Second hand says a royal
and third hand passes. A bets that the
dealer should bid two hearts TO show
his long trump suit.
TO rebid a hand in this way after
the partner has refused to assist 1t the
dealer should hold six sure tricks him
self. In this case he has only one. The
length without the high cards does Got
make the bid any better than II he held
only Ave TO the ace, king, Jack.
y ]. G. says: We nave a considerable
bet depending on the decision OF this
play. The bid IL two no trumps. Eldest
hand has nothing put six diamonds to
the queen. Jack. ten. six and cad the
queen. Dummy has none. Third hand
drops the nine. The declarer drops the
~ v AId 10 NV tAitE diih = h'AA
lead. and why? As all the players at
the table are supposed to be OF the
higher class md we'll UP IN the tactics
of the game the play Is assumed to be
straight.
As nothing Is said about dummy and
what might be led through. It is as
mond suit is alone in question. The
eldest hand should lead his fourth best.
the six. II IL impossible that the de-
clarer Is holding up both ace and king.
and the nine marks third hand with only
one higher than the nine. Very likely
the Geclarer holds ace, eight, seven, and
hopes that II the Jack or ten Ia led next
the king will be played 10 unlock, and
the eight, seven will block the suit.
Five Hundred. q. T. says: We hnd
in the official rules Of this game. pub
llshed by Nude. that IL four play. the
dealer takes no cards. How is the
scoring managed
This being a game for three players,
J do no, wish to play as partners, they
should determine the winner BY the
highest individual score at the end OF
a certain number OF rounds. such as
twelve or sixteen deals.
l.. r. d. says A gets the play at no
trump and leads ace OF clubs, Then
she leads the joker and asks for clubs
IL this allowed when she has clubs and
has already led the suit?
Yes. the holder OF the joker at no
trump who leads II can call for any
suit. no matter what she holds or what
has been played. 1t is not good policy,
however. to lead the joker, and 1t Is bet
ter TO go on with the suit and trump
oneself in again II 1t does not clear,
=. T. says: The opponents win Ave
tricks. \ says he gets a. for his and r
gets 10 for his. h bets that each gets
90.
Il is wrong and 4 is correct. Five
hundred IS not a partnership game, and
each. gets all the tricks he can for him
self.