The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-16
COMPACT I: lib -
90 EXPERLS PLAY 1T 50!
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY


Secretary, American Bridge League
In yesterdays article we began q
discussion of the new set Of defini-
tons used in contract bridge follow
ing adoption of the new international
code. The first II definitions were
examined In that article. Today we
begin with number Is, which defines
TRICK as follows:
Four cards, one from each hand
one being led and the other three
played in one round of play.
10. TO LEAD-To select and place
face up on the table the opening card
of a trick.
20. TO PLAY-To select and place
face up on the table one OF the other
cards to be comprised in trick, un-
less the context otherwise requires.
81. Quilted TRICK A trick
which has been gathered and turn
ed by q player on the side which has
won it and from which the hand OF
the player has been removed.
%. ODD TRICK-Each trick won
by side in excess of six.
%. OVERTRICK-Each odd trick
won by declarer in excess Of his con-
tract.
"a. UNDERTR1CK-Each trick by
which declarer falls short of his con-
tract.
Is. TRUMP sU1T-The suit, II
any, to which a higher trick-taking
power attaches during the play OF
the hand. Each of its cards is q
trump and ranks above any card OF
any other suit.
Is. EXPOSED CARD-During the
auction and the play this term is re-
stricted to mean:
(a) any card dropped face up on
the table, even though no other play
er can name it;
(b) any card dropped elsewhere
than on the table when the offend
er's partner sees its face, but not
when it is seen only by an opponent.
Co any card SO held by a player
that his partner sees any portion OF
it's face, but not a card so held that
only an opponent can see it;
I'd any card held by a player II
he has said anything indicating that
he holds it;
(e) any card dropped face up or
the table along with one which thu
player says he intended to lead or tt
play;
60 the last two cards in the hanC
of an opponent Of declarer, If, before
that opponent has played to the 18th
trick, his partner has shown his las
card; and
(g) any card which under any pro.
visions In these laws may be treatee
as an exposed card.
81. TO FOLLOW SUIT-To pla!
card of the suit led.
%. REVOKE-(See later articl,
for complete text of new law).
20. HONOR-The ace, king, queen
jack, or ten of a trump suit, or eact
of the four aces at no trump.
30. SLAM-Grand slam-the win
ming of Is tricks by one side; lttl<
slam-the winning of IL tricks b,
one side.
81. TRICK SCORE scor.
which counts both towards the win
ming of game and the winning O.
q 4UOUCEs
80. PREMIUM SCORE-The scor'
which counts towards the winning O
Fa rubber but not towards the win
ming Of any game.
80. VULNERABLE Exposed tt
higher penalties for unfulfilled con.
tracts. The term is applied to a sid,
which has won a game.
"a. THE RUBBER The success.
sion Of hands ending when one sid,
has won two games.
These definitions should do q lot
toward standardizing the terms usee
by contract players, and it is hopee
that all who are interested in thu
game will thoroughly familiarizt
themselves with them.
The next few articles will be de.
voted to explaining the most impor.
tant OF the contract laws, and espe.
cially those in which changes affect.
ing the game have been made.
Copyright, 1882, NEA Service, Inc.)