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New words in this chapter

Word Bridge Meaning
Refers to the distribution of the opponents cards in a
given suit. Suppose between you and dummy you have 8
Break cards. The opponent’s therefore, have 5. These will most
often break 3-2, that is 3 cards in one opponent’s hand
and 2 in the other.

Count your quick tricks by power
Add tricks from other sources
C. A. M. P.
Manage the hand
Play
To win our certain tricks. Often applied to only 1 suit
Cash
and not the complete hand.
Declarer’s An imaginary castle that help plan and play a hand
castle

These are the four gates in declarer’s castle that must be
Gates kept guarded so the opponents cannot get into the castle
and stab your other guards in the back.

These are tricks in excess of those necessary to make
Overtricks
your contract
These tricks are tricks that you can make by power
Quick tricks
NOW.
These are tricks that you are short of if you fail to make
Undertricks
your contract and cost 50 points a trick.

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