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You need to know the strategy for keeping a score if you want to be a
winner in a game of Bridge. The chief target of Bridge players is to
score the maximum points possible. The winner is the partnership that
has more score than the other. However, the scoring pattern varies from
one variation of Bridge to another.
Basic facts about scoring in Bridge
Once the declarer meets the contract, his team receives points for
every trick bid and the tricks taken over the contract level. At the
same time, he also gets bonuses for meeting the contract level and other
bonuses determined before the commencement of the game. If the declarer
does not meet the contract, the opposite team gets points according to
the tricks that fell short for the declarer to reach the contract level.
The bonuses vary from one game of Bridge to another. The bonuses are not
the same in duplicate Bridge, Chicago, and rubber Bridge etc. You could
score small slam, grand slam and game bonuses. The right way is to be in
the know of things, particularly the type of Bridge game and the bonuses
in play before starting a hand.
Different ways to score in Bridge
Normally, ‘duplicate’ and ‘rubber’ scoring are the two general
methods of scoring in contract Bridge. Although these two methods seem
similar, the components of the score vary. In Duplicate Bridge the
scores are in the form of single numbers achieved by the team that makes
a winning contract. The score is broken down into ‘above the line’ and
‘below the line’ components in Rubber Bridge. Both of these belong to
the winning partnership.
Contract points: You can score this point for the level of the
contract depending on the doubling or redoubling and the denomination of
the contract.
Level bonus: You can win four types of bonuses for game, part
score, small slam and grand slam. A Part score is a partial contract and
is meant for something less than a game, i.e. less that 100 contract
points. The vulnerability factor determines the games and slams. Since
slams are counted as games, you win both game bonus and slam bonus when
you score a slam.
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