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Detail specifications 65DZ - Level 1

Scoring

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Scoring.
Points gained per contract bid, as a function of level bid :
Les paliers Clubs and Diamonds Hearts and No
 DiamondsSpades Trump
1 level contract = 70 80 90
2 level contract = 90 110 120
3 level contract = 110 140 400
4 level contract = 130 420 430
5 level contract = 450 450 460
6 level contract = 920 980 990
7 level contract = 1440 1510 1520
per extra trick 20 30 30
 
Scoring.
Contrats put down : points for opponents
Number of Number of
'down' tricks points
1 = 50
2 = 100
3 = 150
4 = 200
5 = 250
6 = 600
7 = 650
 
Wasted values
With the same number of HCPs, two hands can have very different strength
  • A 4432 ou 4333 shape: makes it very difficult to establish a suit or trump a loser . It will therefore require more HCP to make the contract.
  • Dispersed Honors in all suits are much less effective that concentrated ones in 2 suits
SWNE
1
Pass
2
J
4
3
K
4
3
2
J
6
3
K
J
5
Problem E2212 Do not even count 10HCP here. Know how to depreciate isolated middle honors and to devalue 'over regular' shapes. That is how you'll get an execllent judgment of hand's strength.