Saitek 311 user manual BIDDING/PLAY Information, …and Learn to Play, Enter, YOU Need to Know

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1.5 …and Learn to Play!

Just as in a game played by four human players, the bids made will have decided who is to lead. The player with the highest bid is declarer, and declarer's partner is dummy. The player to the right of dummy leads the first card, and play then continues in a clockwise direction. The object is to win tricks, and you must follow suit whenever possible. Tricks are won by the highest card of the suit that's been led, but cards from the trump suit (if any) will outrank cards from any other suit.

If it's your opening lead, SOUTH will flash; otherwise, the computer will lead. For subsequent tricks, the first player is the winner of the previous trick.

Once the first card is led, watch the display for the following:

•The suits and values appear in the middle of the display, as the cards are being played.

•Dummy's hand is normally displayed at the top half of the display, and your hand is shown at the bottom. If South is dummy, however, your hand as North will be displayed at the top.

•The Dummy Indicator appears under

WEST , NORTH , EAST or SOUTH .

•A symbol on the left-hand side of the display (q r e w ) will be underlined to

indicate the trump suit, if any. The computer will play East and West, and it will also play North (if North is not declarer or dummy). If North is declarer or dummy, you'll play both North and South.

Whenever it's your turn, you'll see SOUTH flash (or NORTH you're playing North). You'll also choose the cards for dummy. On your turn, Line 1 of the display will show your

available suits (e.g., w e r q ), the current

player (e.g., S for South), and the vulnerability, if any. Note that, if only one suit or value is valid for that play, it will be played for you automatically. After you have selected the suit using one of the methods described below, the display will show your available cards in that suit (e.g., AQ943). Play a card

by using the Direct Keys or the Cursor Keys, just as you did during the bidding phase:

•Direct Key Method: Press a Suit Key

(q r e w ), then a Value Key (2 to A), in that order. Then, press ENTER.

•Cursor Key Method: Press X or W to move the flashing cursor along the characters in Line 1 of the display, until you reach your desired suit symbol. Next, press T to copy that suit symbol to Line 2 of the display. Line 1 now changes to show your available cards for that particular suit. Press X or W to move the flashing cursor until you reach your desired card. Again, press T to copy that value to Line 2, and then press

ENTER.

If all the other cards have not yet been played when you enter your card, the computer will continue to play. Once the trick has been won, Line 2 will show the contract, along with the number of tricks won so far by

North/South and East/West (e.g., 2™r NS

4 EW 2).

BIDDING/PLAY INFORMATION

YOU NEED TO KNOW!

•If you change your mind after entering a suit or value (but before pressing ENTER), press the S key to cancel and start over.

•When only a single suit or value is valid, it is automatically selected and moved down to Line 2.

•When only one card is left to play in the final round, the computer will automatically play that card for you.

•Attempting to enter an invalid suit or value will result in an error beep.

• If all parties pass, All	pass will be
displayed, along with a	0 result. If

this happens, return to the Deal Menu for a new hand by pressing ESCAPE.

•Press ESCAPE during bidding or play to terminate your current hand and return to the Deal Menu.