The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
BY w. e. M'KENNEY

Secretary American Bridge League
A FTER a table for Towie has
n been formed and players seated,
the dealer deals the cards, face
down, ore at a time, as in contract
bridge, dealing a hand to the va
cant seat, as we'll as to the other
players. When the deal is COM
pleted, the dealer, before he looks
at his hand, turns up any six cards
of the dummy hand.
If the dealer should happen to
look at his own cards before turn
ing up the six cards in the dummy,
or if he turns up more than six
cards, he must forfeit 100 points
to each Of the other players, and
start a rev deal.
The bidding proceeds as in con-
tract. If the final bid is a game
contract, the player at the left of
the declarer makes the opening
lead and the declarer turns up
the seven remaining cards in dunn
my, sorting them into suits.
The seating arrangement is han
died in the following manner: If
the dummy hand is opposite the
declarer, no one has to change
seats. But if the dummy hand is
either to the left or the right of
the declarer, the player who occu-
pies the seat opposite the declarer
changes place with the dummy posi-
ton.
The play proceeds as in contract.
The two defending players become
partners and all the other players
forming the table have financial
interest in the result, but they may
not advise any of the active players
in any way.
When there are only three play
ers in the game, it is possible for
one player to win two games and
rubber before either opponents
scores a point.
When there are more than three
players at the table, an inactive
player takes the place of an active
player who has bid and made game,
or who has bid for a game and
failed to make it.
In other words, it is not possible,
if there are more than three peo-
pie at table, for a player to make
two games in row, before at least
one of the other players becomes
vulnerable.
If a uncomfortable player fails to
fulfill his contract, he does not give
up his seat to vulnerable inactive
player, but vulnerable player
must give up his seat, if he fails
to fulfill his contract, to a vul-
nerable or uncomfortable inactive
player. The new player takes the
seat vacated.
7 EFT us assume that there are five
IL players forming a table. A, B
and G are the active players, D and
E the inactive players. On the first
hand, B bids four hearts and
makes five. He scores below the line
$40 points-120 for the trick score,
so for overtrick and 500 for game. B
now makes way for player D.
On hand No. 2, player D is set 400
points. Players A, B, c, and E each
receive 400 points above the line and
player D must now retire in favor
of player E.
On hand No player E bids three
no trump doubled and makes four,
scoring $50 points below the line,
210 for the double trick score, so for
fulfilling his contract, 100 for extra
trick and 500 for game bonus. He
must give up his seat to player B.
On the next hand player B, who
is vulnerable, bids and makes three
clubs doubled. He scores 1920 points
-120 points for three clubs doubled,
100 points for making his contract
and 1000 points as the bonus for
making the second leg on the rub
Der.
Adding up the score we now find
A plus 400 points, B plus 2290, c
plus 400, D even, E plus 1860. Player
D is the biggest loser and must pay
A and c each for 400 points, B for
2290 points and E for 1850 points,
making his total less 1850 points
for the rubber.
B is the biggest winner. He COL
lects 1890 points each from A and
c, 1920 points from D and 1890
points from E, making a total of
TOO points.
E would collect $50 points each
from A and c and 1860 points from
D making a total of 1890 points. but
he has to pay 1890 points to B, max
ing his net winnings 1850 points.
You can readily see, from these
figures, that the winnings and
losses Of a rubber can be quite
heavy. To make the scoring easier,
less than so points is treated as
nothing. Fifty points or over is
treated as an even 100.
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