AUCTION BRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17964, 8 March 1930, Page 3 (Supplement)

AUCTION BRIDGE.

LESSONS FOR BEGINNERB. [Specially written for “ Wakiato Times copyrighted, S.N. Lythgo, Melbourne.] No. 1. Mora books have been written about Auction Bridge than any other card game. Its popularity Is Increasing every year, and not to know the game is a handicap. As many people cannot understand Bridge books they receive instruction from friends, and In most cases the Information Imparted is wrong or out of date. Although Bridge is a dlffloult game, the weekly lesson In this column will be as simple as It Is possible to make It. If you play' the game, study them carefully and talk them over with your friends; If you desire to learn, arrange a party of four and master each lesson as It Is given.

The/jame requires four players, two packf of cards with different coloured bad* >, four scoring pads and pencils. One pack is spread on the table with the faces down; each player draws a card, and then the cards are faced. This is called cutting for partners, and

for cutting only the Aces are the lowest cards, and the suits are valued in this order: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs. The drawers of the two highest and two lowest cards play together, and the holder of the lowest card has the choice of cards and scats, and as the first dealer. To make It, easier we’ll call the players "North,” “South,” East” and “West.” “North” draws the 9 of Clubs, “South’” the Ace of Diamonds, “East” the 9 of Diamonds, and “West” the 9 of Spades. “South” drew the lowest card;' therefore he is the dealer and “North” his partner, because the 9 of Clubs is lower than the 9 of Diamonds. “North” and “South” arc therefore partners against “East” and "West.” Sit at the South side of the table and imagine the other players sitting at the other compass points. Scoring and Dealing. The score pads have two or more columns marked “We” and “They,” and a line printed across the middle of the paper. “South" selects the red pack, so “North” and “South” write “Red" under “We” on their score pads, and "East” and “West” write “Blue” under “We” on their pads. The sides play with the same coloured pack for each session, so “East” and “West” must not deal with the red pack. “West,” on the left of “South," shuffles the red pack after making sure the Joker has been removed, and hands it to “South,” who places the pack on his right for “East” to cut. “East," on the right of “South,” cuts the cards and places the top portion towards “South,” who completes the cut. If “South” shuffles tho cards after being cut by “East” they must be shuffled and cut again. While “South” is dealing one card at a time, commencing with “West,” “North” is shuffling the blue pack, and after doing so hands it to “West,” who places it on his right ready for “South” to cut for the next deal; while one is dealing partner should be shuffling. If you collect the “still” pack and it is not your turn to shuffle pass them to the partner of the dealer face up. Strict attention should be paid to shuffling, cutting, etc.; you should do your part without being told, and always place the shuffled cards on your right immediately they are passed to you. If Cards aro Exposed. If a card is exposed during the deal the same cards must be shuffled, then cut, and dealt again by the same player. The players must not touch the'cards until the deal has been completed; then all sort the 13 cards into suits, keeping a black suit next a red one, with the high cards on the left, iikke this—Spades: A., K., 5,4; Diamonds: 0., 7,5; Clubs: K., 6,2; Hearts: A., K., Q. If you don’t have two red or black suits togethor the chance of playing a card of the wrong suit (called “revoking”) is reduced to a minimum, and keeping the high cards on the left will help to prevent you playing a low card when you intended to play a high one. • Once your fingers have been removed from a card it is “played” and cannot be changed. Things to Know. Before attempting the next lesson you should be able to answer the following questions from memory:— Who has the first deal? Who cuts the cards? Who completes the cut? A card is faced during the deal—what is the procedure? How arc the partners chosen? If the dealer shuffles the cards after they have been cut what happens? How should the < cards be sorted and held in the hand? Who shuffles the “still” pack? When is a card “played"?