which is your contract bridge score;
AUCTION REVIEW: Press to review
the bidding. If there were more than four rounds of bidding, continue pressing this key to see all the bids.
HAND SELECT: Press to select the spe- cific hand you would like to play. When the icons “Level” or “Hand” are flashing, press the HAND SELECT button and then the number of the hand you would like to play.
PASS/CLAIM: Press to pass during bid- ding. Also press to claim the tricks you expect to win during the game in progress. You can claim only the number of tricks that remain to be played. If you press PASS/CLAIM to claim the rest of the tricks when not all of them are yours, then five points will be subtracted from your E- Bridge Score.
UNDO: Cancels your bid during bid- ding or the card played during the play of the hand. UNDO must be pressed before confirming your bid or play with the ENTER/DEAL button. TRICK REVIEW: During the play of the hand and during tricks 2 to 12, you may press the button to review the cards played on the last trick.
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hand, | you may | press | ENTER/DEAL | ||||
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playing of the hands, and after the | |||||||
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2. Press the LEVEL button. “Beginner” is displayed. Pressing the LEVEL button again will dis- play the flashing “Intereturnmediate.”
(Press LEVEL again to to
“Beginner.”) Press ENTER/DEAL to select one of the levels. The number of the hand that you are now playing is displayed. Please
go to step 4.
3. Press the HAND SELECT button. “Hand” is now displayed along with a number. Press the CARD VALUES buttons to select a specific hand from 1 to 300. Press ENTER/DEAL to confirm your selection. The Hand number you selected will be displayed along with the associated level of play of the hand, either “Beginner” or “Intermediate.” (Note: If you change your mind and would like to select another hand, press the UNDO button before pressing the ENTER/DEAL button. Then enter in the number of the hand you would like to play and press
ENTER/DEAL.)
4. Press ENTER/DEAL. The cards are now dealt to each player. You are in the South chair.
5. Because the computer assigns who
the dealer is according to which hand is selected, you might open the bidding or might have to wait
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bidding. The first display shows | |||||
who dealt the hand (for example, | |||||
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To bid, press a | SUITS button or the | ||||
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You can also press the | DOUBLE but- |
ton to double your opponent’s bid,
or press PASS/CLAIM.
Note: If you change your mind and would like to make another bid, press the UNDO button before pressing the ENTER/DEAL button.
5 7. Press ENTER/DEAL to confirm your