Excalibur electronic 417 manual Cards. Also, when you’re playing a

which is your contract bridge score; E-Bridge Score, which displays the skill with which you played a hand (100 points is perfect play); and E- Bridge Av Score, which averages the E-Bridge Scores for all the hands you have played.

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.

DBL/REDBL: Press to select Double or
Redouble during bidding.
ENTER/DEAL: Press either to confirm
the selected function, bid or led card
displayed on the screen or to deal the
cards. Also, when you’re playing a
hand,	you may		press	ENTER/DEAL
and the computer will play for you
the lowest card of the suit in play.
NT: Press to bid No Trump during
bidding.
SUITS	(SPADES, HEARTS, DIAMONDS
OR CLUBS): Press to select the suit to
be bid or played.
CARD VALUES (A THROUGH K): Press
to select the value of the card to be
bid or played.
Playing Bridge Tutor
Your Bridge Tutor was especially
designed to allow you to learn the
game and also improve your playing
skill. You may choose between two
levels of difficulty in the bidding and
playing of the hands, and after the
hand is over, you can check three dif-
ferent scores to judge your skill.
Bidding your Hand
1. After inserting new					batteries,
press		RESET	and	then		press
ON/NEW					GAME		to
turn on the unit. “Level”					a	n	d
“Hand” will flash in turn. If
you would like to select the Level

of play, go to step 2. If you would

4 like to select a specific Hand, go to

step 3.

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

for the other players to bid. Press
ENTER/DEAL until the “S” and
“Auction” flashes on the
LCD. It’s now your turn to
bid.
	Note: At any time during the bid-
	ding, you may press the				ON/NEW
	GAME button for one second to
	stop the bidding. In that case,
	please return to step 1 above for
	instructions on starting a new
	game.
6. The upper right hand corner of the
display gives you information for
bidding. The first display shows
who dealt the hand (for example,
“N” for hand 1). The display to the
right of the first display shows
who		is vulnerable. The			possible
values			are “NIL”		for no
one, “EW” for
East-West, “NS” for North-South
and “ALL” for both partnerships.
To bid, press a			SUITS button or the
NT button, followed by a CARD VAL-
UES	button (you may also press the
CARD VALUES button first and then
the SUITS button or the				NT button).
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