ACBL33 – General: Rubber Bridge Scoring Ward Trumbull
Apr 9, 2007
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A. A Typical Scoring Pad ---------------à WE | THEY
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The Line -----à -----------------
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B. Below the Line Scoring |
The only scores entered below “The Line” are the trick points for
contracts made. The trick values are:
clubs/diamonds = 20 points each (a bid of 5 is game)
hearts/spades = 30 points each (a bid of 4 is game)
notrump = 40 points for first trick
30 points for subsequent tricks
(a bid of 3 is game)
A game is 100 points for a pair below the line.
There are two ways to score game points below the line.
1. Bid and make a game contract
2. Bid and make multiple partial game contracts whose
sum is equal to or greater than 100 points
Note: These partial game scores must be made before the
opponents make a game.
Example 1: The WE pair bids and makes 3 notrump.
WE | THEY
40 x 1 = 40 |
30 x 2 = 60 |
----- The Line --> -----------------
total 100 100 |
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B. Below the Line Scoring (continued)
Example 2: The WE pair bids and makes two partial scores ---
the 1st is 2 notrump and the 2nd is 2 spades.
WE | THEY
Hand 1 40 x 1 = 40 |
30 x 1 = 30 The Line --> --------------------
----- 70 |
total 70 60 |
Hand 2 30 x 2 = 60
When either pair makes a game score below the line, the scorer draws a
line below that entry all the way across both sides to indicate the end of
a game.
Example: WE | THEY
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The Line --> ----------------------
70 |
60 |
End of Game Line --> ----------------------
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The pair making a game is now vulnerable. A pair that has not made a
game is called “non-vulnerable”. By being vulnerable, a pair will get
larger slam bonus points than a non-vulnerable pair making the same
slam. Conversely, vulnerable pairs give up higher points when going set,
i.e., not making their contract.
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C. Above the Line Scoring
All other points are scored above the line. They include:
1. Overtrick points
2. Honor points
3. Slam Bonus points
* 4. Defensive Team points for setting a contract
5. Insult points (for making doubled contract)
6. Rubber Bonus points (for games)
7. Incomplete Rubber Bonus points
* The table for “Trick Setting Points” is on the last page.
C. Above the Line Scoring (continued)
1. Overtrick Points Above the Line Scoring
Example: The WE team bids 2 hearts but makes 3.
Then WE bids 1 spade but makes 4.
Hand 1 30 x 2 = 60 (contract bid) WE | THEY
+ 30 (1 overtrick) |
90 |
30 |
The Line --> ------------------
Hand 2 30 x 1 = 30 (contract bid) 60 |
+ 90 (3 overtricks) 30 |
Note: The WE pair has still not made game.
The WE pair is still non-vulnerable.
Doubled: Non-vulnerable overtricks are 100 points each.
Vulnerable overtricks are 200 points each.
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2. Honor Points Above the Line Scoring
In a suit contract, the ace, king, queen, jack and ten of the trump suit
are called Honors. If any player (usually the declarer or dummy) has
all five in one hand, that pair gets 150 Honor points above the line.
If it’s four of the five, they get 100.
In a notrump contract, all four aces in any hand gets 150 Honor
points.
Note: Honors should be declared after the hand is played. In reality,
players are afraid they’ll forget; so they announce them as
soon as the bidding is completed.
Example: The THEY team bids and makes 4 hearts, and the
declarer has ace, king, queen and ten of hearts
WE | THEY
30 x 4 = 120 |
honors = 100 | 100
The Line --> --------------------
| 120
End of Game Line --> --------------------
3. Slam Bonus Above the Line Scoring
A small slam (12 tricks) is 500 (non-vul) and 750 (vul).
A grand slam (13 tricks) is 1000 (non-vul) and 1500 (vul).
Example: The THEY team bids and makes a 6 diamond small slam
(non-vul). Declarer’s has the10 thru ace of diamonds.
WE | THEY
honors = 150 | 150
slam n/v = 500 | 500
20 x 6 = 120 The Line --> ----------------------
| 120
End of Game Line --> ----------------------
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C. Above the Line Scoring (continued)
4. Defense Points Above the Line for Setting a Contract
You get 50 points for each trick set if the opponent is non-vulnerable
and 100 points each if they are vulnerable. If the contract was
doubled, the points are greater. See the table for “Trick Setting
Points” on the last page.
Example: The WE team bid 4 hearts (vul) and went set 2
tricks. So the THEY team gets 200 points
Hand 1 WE bid/make 3 notrump (100). WE | THEY
Hand 2 THEY bid/make 4 spades (120). |
Hand 3 WE set 2 at 4 hearts (200). | 200
The Line --> ---------------------
100 |
End of Game Line --> ----------------------
| 120
End of Game Line --> ----------------------
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5. Insult Points Above the Line Scoring
If a pair makes a doubled contract, it gets 50 “insult” points.
6. Rubber Bonus Points Above the Line Scoring
A rubber ends when either team makes their second game by
scoring 100-or-more trick points below the line.
Rubber Bonus points are scored at the end of a rubber. If a pair wins
2 consecutive games, they get 700 bonus points above the line. If a
pair wins 2 out of 3 games, they get 500 bonus points above the line.
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C. Above the Line Scoring (continued)
6. Rubber Bonus Points (continued)
Example: In the rubber: WE | THEY
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Hand 1 WE made 4 hearts with 100 honors. 500 | 500
Hand 2 THEY made 4 spades. 100 |
Hand 3 THEY bid 4 clubs, were TL à -------------------
doubled and were set 2. 120 |
Hand 4 WE made 1 notrump. EGL à -------------------
Hand 5 THEY made 5 clubs. | 120
EGL à -------------------
40 | 100
ERL à --------------------
Rubber over and THEY gets 500 bonus. |
Rubber Total 760 | 720
NOTE 1: Since THEY made 5 clubs (game), the WE partial game
score of 40 gets no partial game bonus (50) above the line.
NOTE 2: The team with the most points (WE) wins the rubber, not
necessarily the team that got the two games (THEY).
7. Incomplete Rubber Bonus Points Above the Line
If a rubber game session is unfinished with neither pair making a
second game, the remaining game(s) (if any) get 300 Game Bonus
Points above the line. If at that time either team has a partial game
score (less than 100) below the line, they get 50 Partial Game Bonus
points above the line.
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C. Above the Line Scoring (continued)
7. Incomplete Rubber (continued)
Example: The rubber was not finished. The WE pair had a
game, and the THEY pair had a 40 points partial
game.
WE | THEY
WE gets a 300 point bonus. |
THEY gets a 50 point bonus. 300 | 50
The Line --> ---------------------
120 |
End of Game Line --> ----------------------
| 40
End of Rubber Line --> ----------------------
Total 430 | 90
D. Table of Trick Setting Points
Down Down Down Down Down
Declarer Description 1 2 3 4 5
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Non-vulnerable 50 100 150 200 250
doubled 100 300 500 800 1100
redoubled 200 600 1000 1600 2200
Vulnerable 100 200 300 400 500
doubled 200 500 800 1100 1400
redoubled 400 1000 1600 2200 2800
Note: The non-vulnerable double/redouble points are in increments of
200/400 for the 2nd and 3rd down tricks. From the 4th trick on the
increments are 300/600 points.