The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-28
American Bridge League and
Whist Club Regulations
Expected to Conform
BY WIN. E. MCKINNEY
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Several new and interesting changes
in the code of rules governing rubber
contract bridge have become effective
following a recent announcement by
the Whist Club of New York.
This club was the first In the United
States devoted exclusively to the game
of bridge, and its code is recognized
generally. while the American Bridge
League has issued the official code for
duplicate or tournament play. Within
30 days the latter organization will
announce new code. and a definite
effort will be made to have both codes
conform as nearly as possible.
The terms and definitions to be
used throughout the Whist Club code
will conform to the terms employed
and understood in actual play. The
new revoke law should meet with pop
ular approval. While the revoke pen
atty remains as two tricks, only tricks
won after an established revoke may
be taken to pay the penalty.
A second. and each subsequent re-
woke, is subject to a penalty of one
trick, payable in the same manner.
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longer subject to a penalty.
Card committee chairmen will have
to learn a number of new penalties
for infringements. Unfortunately few
bridge players knew the old penalties,
SO the new ones should work no hard
ship upon them as they generally de-
pend upon the rule book for the
proper decision.
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A new deal may be demanded for
a number of infringements, such as
bids out of turn, bids when barred,
naming wrong suits when doubling, or
using unrecognized calls or declara-
tons. In the future, if you look at
your cards during the deal, an OPP
ponent may demand new deal.
Five important changes have been
made in the scoring.
No trump trick values have been
changed to 80 for the first, third. fifth
and seventh odd trick, and increased
to 40 for the second, fourth and sixth
odd trick. Whether or not this will
prove popular or confusing will be
hard to say until the public has tried
it out. For tournament play this
should prove beneficial as five Of a
minor and three no trump now re-
ceive the same score.
When you make a contract doubled
or redoubled the trick values will be
scored doubled or redoubled as in the
past. but the extra premium formerly
given for making your contract has
been eliminated and Justly so. as the
odds in the past were too much in
favor of the declarer.
The new code adopts the principle
used in tournament play-that OF
scoring undoubled over-tricks at the
regular odd-trick value. For example,
If you bid one heart and make three,
you will score 80 below the line, but
instead Of so each above the line for
the two extra tricks, you will now re-
ceive only 30 points each, while If It
were clubs or diamonds, 1t would be
20 for each overtrick,
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A change long awaited by contract
players has been made in the under
trick penalties. These penalties have
been completely out OF proportion In
the past, but the Jump is now only SO
points per trick. The doubled not vul-
rerable penalties and the undoubled
vulnerable penalties are now the
same.
| Grand slam premiums have been
equalized by increasing the value to
1900 not vulnerable and 1850 vulner-
able. In the past vulnerable small
slam. with its game bonus, was worth
about 1900 points.
This remains the same. Formerly
the grand slam bidder risked this
1900 points to gain only $50 points,
but this risk is now equalized by add
ing $50 points to the grand slam bo-
nus, SO the taclarer now risks his
$500 points to gain an additional 1900
points.
This increase in the grand slam bo-
muses. may not work out 50 well for
tournament play, as it offers too much
Of an inducement to the sacrifice bid