Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-24
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introduction,


The purpose OF this particular series
or articles Is TO give "a short summary
OF the game Of Auction Bridge. so
tNht even a beginner can acquire
sufficient knowledge of the game.
both OF bidding and play. To enable
hin I" play crcditahle game. The
pest way To acquire tho knowledge
o. the rules necessary for the be-
Einner is to study the first thirty-one
rules or the laws of auction %, the
Whist club of New York. which are
1" be found in any standard book ON
auction. In case such "A book is no.
available. read carefully this
Summary OF the Lnws Of Auction.
Partners and Deai--Auctiou Bridge.
as played hy four people, requires
two packs of cards with dineren,
backs. Jokcrs are not used. one
pack is shuTled and spread face
down on table. SO that PLAYERS may
draw for partners. The players
drawing the two loves; cards play
against holders OF the two highest,
Ace Is low In cutting. and. in case
| o; duplicate draws. spades have pre-
terence over hearts. then diamonds
and clubs. Holder OF lowest card
chnt ses his seat at table. aud one
| pack OF cards. Holder OF third iovcs,
lakes his choic" Of opponents seats
second hand tplaycr at dealers l.;t)
thu!i!es dealers cards. which are cut
/ ny person At dealers right Dealers
partner shunlcs the still" deck and
( places at hts right. ready for second
haHd 10 use for next deal. There
after this shutting OF the still deck
a."hys Is done by partner OF curren,
! dea!.r. while deal Is going On.
Ihirtcen cards are dealt. one at a
the' 10 each player. starting with
iiaEcT at Dealers left. Players can
! not look ~ their cards until deaI is
| complete. II ii misdeaI. by reason .,
! "a caro- being faced or otherwise cx-
/ posed or AN Incorrect number being
gwen to any player. same dealer deals
again Deal passes 10 left
b!dd!ns-Any one OF the four suits
may be declared trump, or the hand
may be played without trump. m.
so-called mo trump" Dealer bids
f!rst. He may pass" or bid one ar
more in clubs. diamonds, hearts
I spades or no trump. which rank in
/ the order named. a bid OF ono indi.
Gates that bidder. To fulnli his con
tract. must take one odd trick. An
odd trick is one trick mere than six
y bidder has 10 take six tricks. or
ms DOCK before he can star; to
score. Therefore, seven, or seven od,,
tricks is highest possible bid.
Each OF the other players, star,inp
I Win nIAypr Hn.l.r'S I.F
/ double or overbid the dealer. IL
/ oNero!d. II is necessary to bid IN,
! same number of tricks in a sui,
! which ranks higher, or "A larger nun.
/ per OF tricks In suit which rank;
| lower tf>Gn that named ny dcaler
! me bidding goes round 10 tn. l.f,
until three players in succession pass
except that, If it be the first round
and the first three players pass. The
fourth is given an opportunity 10
bid
Should all four players pass on tho
iirst round. the cards are dealt BIZ
the next dealer, with his own pack
In bidding. IN. number OF tricks
outrankS the value of IN. tricks For
instance, three clubs with Il total
! trick value Of j.. outranks two no
trump. worth 90 points
''''''''t MY lAtS CT may double
an opponents bid and bidder or part
ncr may rcdoUblc or bid something
else outranking the double bid. by
doubling. the opponent indicates that
he can set the bidder: by rcdoub
ling, bidder asserts his confidence. in
his own make.
Doubling Increases The value OF the
tricks tnot the honors) in scoring
but not in bidding tsec Scoring). EN-
ample. two spades overbids two
hearts doubled and redoubled. al
| though in scoring. TWO spades counts
| only IS trick points. whereas tw.
hearts rcdoubled counts 81.
y higher bid by any player con.
cenls any previous double or redou.
| BILE
The play-The dcclarer is the plavc,
who .!rst named the winning suit. re
! gardlcSs of any bids or suits name,
/ between his FIRST calling the suit an,
! It's final bid by himself or his par,