Bridge Glossary

Adjusted Score

A score of variation given by the leadership of the match

Adjusted Score artificial

A result is given as a score for a particular board because of a disorder that lead to these boards are not playable.

Adjusted Score is determined / assigned score

Given to one party / both parties, in lieu of actual results because of an abnormality occurs board.

Alert / Warning Signs

A warning means that its shape can be set by the organizers

Auction / Bidding Process

The process of "auction" to fight the final contract, held by offering turn by turn in a clockwise direction.

Bid

Submission of a bid which contains an intention to win a number of odd tricks in a particular denomination

Board / Board

1. a duplicate board

2. Fourth handed grip as the original, which put in a duplicate board for play in the session concerned.

Call / Quote

All kinds of deals are in the form of an offer (bid), double, redouble, or also pass

Contestant / Participant

In an individual game: a player. In a match pairs: two players who play as a partner during the game. In a team match: four or more people who play as partners in a team.

Contract

 An attempt by the Declarer to win a trick in the denomination called, as stated in the last offer, either did not double, double, or redouble.

Convention

1. an offer that is based on an agreement between the couple convey meanings other than the desire to play in the denomination called, nor the concentration of power point, nor is it stated or long (three or more cards). However, the agreement states the power supply in general. It is not constitute a convention.

2. how to play defender who is delivering a certain sense, based on an agreement, not only implicitly.

Deal

Distribution of a pack of cards that is divided into four handles players, the cards are divided in such a way and is considered as a unit including bidding and play

Declarer

Players who played the part of the bidding last, first bid the denomination of the last offer.

Defender

Party as the opponent of the declarer

Denomination

Color or No Trump stated in the bid

Discard

Play another card because they do not have the requested card

Director / head of the match

A person who is designated as a leader who set the course of the game of duplicate bridge

Double

An offer for another offer that would increase the score if the contract value or the value of the contract fall met / not met

Dummy

Partner of declarer, partner declarer of the card presented on the table after the opening lead

Entry card

Card to cross, so I could play another hand of cards.

Event

A match consists of one session or more.

Follow suit

Playing a card similar to that requested.

Game

100 or more trick values ​​obtained in a single board.

Hand / Grip

The cards are initially dealt to the player, or the remaining part after that.

Honor

Any card is an Ace, King, Quin, Jack, or 10

IMP / International Match Point

A unit value assigned according to the specified table

Irregularity

A deviation from the correct procedure, as defined in regulation

Lead

The first card played in a trick

LHO / Left Hand Opponent

Opponent who sits on the left

Match Point

A unit value assigned to the participant as a result of the match with one or more other scores

No trump

Contract by not using one color card ♠ / Spade, ♥ / Heart, ♦ / Diamond, and ♣ / Club

Odd Trick

Any excess of six tricks as tricks to be won by the declarer

Opening lead

Card trick leads to the opening of the first

Opponent

 A player from another party, one of the pair faced opponents

Over Trick

Each trick is won by the declarer as the excess of the contract

Pack

 To-52 card is used in contract bridge

Partner

The player who was a friend as a party to the other players play against the second

Part Score

Value of the trick with the number 90 or less were obtained for a single board

Pass

 An offer of a player who in turn said no bid / bid, double or redouble

Penalty

Penalties or fines

Play / Games

Contribution of a card from the hand of a player for a first card tricks including the lead Overall the game is done Period in which the card - the card is being played Overall supply and a board game from

Premium Points

Other values ​​obtained in addition to the tricks

Psychic Call

A different offerings intentionally or not appropriate in terms of strength or length of the color

Rectrification  / Correction

Improvements made in order to offer or the game can proceed as normally as possible after the occurrence of an abnormality

Redouble

An offer on the double of the opposition, which increase the score if the contract is filled or when the contract is also terminated

Revoke

Play the card of another color in which a player is still able to participate in the requested color or in status must meet a lead sentence

RHO / Right Hand Opponent

 Opponent who sits on the right.

Rotation

Clockwise rotation in which way to divide and turn to offer or the game progresses

Round

Part of the session is being played without the transfer of players.

Session

A period of a game in which a particular board as established by the Operator, to be played.

Side / Party

Two players who are a party in the face of other players.

Slam

A contract to win six odd tricks (called a small slam, small slam), or to win seven odd tricks (called a grand slam, slam big).

Suit / Color

One of the four groups of cards in a pack, each consisting of 13 sheets, with characteristic symbol ♠ / Spade, ♥ / Heart, ♦ / Diamond, and ♣ / Club

Team

Two or more handles are playing in the opposite direction at another table, but for an assessment (in the Supplementary Regulations, members of the team may consist of more than four people)

Trick

Unit that determines the uptake of the contract, consisting of four sheets of card, where each player plays a single sheet in turn, starting from the lead.

Trick point

Trick the value obtained by the Declarer when his contract fulfilled.

Trump
Each card of the denomination in a color specified in the contract.

Turn

The time is right, where a player can do a turn Bridge bidding or playing cards

Under trick

Any lack of trick that could not be obtained by the Declarer to fulfill his contract

Vulnerable / hazard

The conditions for granting the premium and penalty shortage trick.