tennis, life and a few things in between

Bridge‘s score goes by the tricks taken. It has two kinds of points: above the line (in tourneys) and below the line points. The later is earned for fulfilling the bid contract.

For the time being, I only record below the line points.

Each suit 花色 has a scoring value. Getting to 100 points = making a game. Two games = rubber.

~ NT ^{1st trick} 40, ^{2nd trick+} 30
~ ♠️♥️ 30 pt each – majors
~ ♦️♣️ 20 pt each – minors

Playing NT requires a little skill because there isn’t a trump suit. If a lowly 2♣️ is led and others don’t have ♣️, no matter how high the card is played, the lowest 2♣️ wins the trick.

• How to score rubber: one of the team to win two games which means 200 points (contract points) that records below the line.
• winning bid’s points – contract points – record below the line, overtricks are above the line, which doesn’t count toward rubber.

This above hand, I opened with 1N, which is wrong, should be a level 2 opening, like 2♣️.

1. me NT, pass, my partner 2♥️, pass;
2. me 3♥️, 3♠️, pass, pass
3. me 4 ♥️, ppp

We made the game, winning 10 tricks.

More on scoring:

Overtrick points

Slam bonus

• a slam 12 tricks, earns a bonus of 500 points if not vulnerable and 750 points if vulnerable;
• a grand slam, all 13 tricks, earns a bonus of 1000 points if not vulnerable and 1500 points if vulnerable.

Penalty points