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- BridgePal User Manual
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- A set of bidding rules is included at the end of these instructions,
- but they are too complicated for newcomers. Rather than struggling
- with them in the beginning, try using the bidding Help feature. When
- it's your turn to bid, just push "H" (for Help). Then BridgePal will
- make your bid for you.
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- The team that makes the highest bid wins the contract. The suit from
- the highest bid becomes the trump suit (unless it was No-trump). The
- player on the high bidding team who first mentioned the trump suit
- (or No-trump) is called Declarer. The high bidding team is on
- offense, and the Declarer has to "play" the hand by himself.
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- PLAYING THE HAND
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- After the bidding is finished, the person to the left of Declarer
- plays the first card (opening lead). The Declarer is on offense, and
- he plays both his own and his partner's cards. Declarer's partner is
- called the Dummy. The Dummy puts all his cards face-up on the table,
- immediately after the opening lead.
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- Declarer then decides which card to play from Dummy. The second
- defensive team member plays next, and finally Declarer plays from his
- own hand. The highest card played in the same suit as the opening
- lead wins the "trick." A trick is a round of 4 cards, one from each
- player in a clockwise direction. If someone plays a card from the
- trump suit (a "wildcard"), then the highest trump card wins. But you
- must follow suit if possible (you may play the trump suit only if
- you don't have any cards in the suit that was led--the suit of the
- first card played on each trick).
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- The hand that wins the trick has the lead and plays the first card
- on the next trick. At this point you can play any card in your hand.
- Play proceeds in this manner until all cards have been played and the
- 13 tricks are divided between the two teams.
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- This may sound confusing, but BridgePal will make it easier for you
- to play the hand. BridgePal will prevent illegal plays, keep track
- of who plays next, and tell you who won the trick.
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