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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 03:13PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > highest score you can get for your own contract. It is with some relief I > note that Mark did not spot my mistake. There is one result that pays > better: 1NT RD +6, vulnerable. That gives you a score of 3160. Oops! > The biggest score overall you can get is 7600 if you take all 13 > when the opposing side has big 7NT RD vulnerable. And 150 honors for 4 aces in one hand, making 7,750. You did not say it was duplicate bridge! -- Mark Brader | "Next time I will proofread my before sending it out. ;-)" Toronto | --Kevin Rushforth msb@vex.net | "What? What!? Proofread your what??!!!" --Larry Smith |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 13 10:35PM +0100 > And 150 honors for 4 aces in one hand, making 7,750. You did not say > it was duplicate bridge! I never play bridge in any other form, and I don't think I've ever heard of that rule before. This explains why I did put into the question. Then again, it was only the other day that I learnt that taking the last trick with the eight of clubs buys you a beer. It's not that I've been aware of that Englund (as it is known) is a special card; it was the beer that was new to me. And if no one else have heard of it - don't worry, this is a Swedish thing. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 04:53PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > I never play bridge in any other form, and I don't think I've ever heard > of that rule before. In contract bridge there are only three honors bonuses: 150 for 4 aces in one hand at notrump 150 for A-K-Q-J-10 of trumps in one hand 100 for any four of -K-Q-J-10 of trumps in one hand In auction bridge, and the original game of bridge before that, honors were more significant to the scoring and were scored on most hands. http://www.davros.org/misc/biritch.html > was new to me. > And if no one else have heard of it - don't worry, this is a Swedish > thing. The Beer Card in English-speaking countries, apparently originating in Denmark, is the 7 of diamonds. See: http://www.pagat.com/auctionwhist/bridge.html#beer -- Mark Brader "They are taking to the new methods Toronto like a duck takes to stock trading." msb@vex.net --Mark Leeper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Mar 13 08:25PM -0700 On Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 9:09:15 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > cheers, > calvin > A: 1 in 730,000 to which I then asked, "730,000 what?" my thanks to calvin for running this. swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 13 02:11PM > class British family from the years 1879 to 1926. The serial > had 26 episodes and was the first BBC drama serial to be > sold to the Soviet Union. Name it. Upstairs, Downstairs > * B. Two Cities > B1. What *two* cities both serve as capitals in Bolivia? La Paz and Sucre > C1. Benazir Bhutto and Jacinda Ardern both give birth while > leaders of their respective countries. Name *both* > countries. Pakistan and New Zealand > C2. Gra?a Machel Mandela has been married to the leaders of > two different countries. Name *both* countries. South Africa and Angola; South Africa and Botswana > D1. The Tupolev Tu144 was a supersonic commercial jet airliner > produced by the Soviet Union. It suffered a major setback > when it crashed at an *which air show* in 1973? Paris Air Show > * E. Sports Movies > E1. Which sport is featured in the movie "The Natural"? baseball > E2. Which sport is featured in the documentary "The Endless > Summer"? surfing > * F. Quotations > F1. "Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs > but to do and die." Tennyson > F2. "If God did not exist, we would have to invent him." Voltaire -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 13 07:10PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:2pudnWDKhM394xXBnZ2dnUU7- > my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana Entertainment - TV Shows, 1950s to 1990s > 2. This children's TV Show aired by the CBC from 1958 t0 1985 > depicted a man in a castle with his two puppet friends, one a > rooster and the other a giraffe. Friendly Giant > 3. Hosted by Hamilton's CHCH-TV, this TV show which lasted from > 1957 to 1992 had children under 12 years old displaying their > talent in various performing arts. Mr. Dressup > 4. Broadcast from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, this comedy show > depicted various aspects of a fictitious TV station based in > the town of Melonville. SCTV > had to guess letters in a phrase and then give the phrase. > 7. This comedy-drama show ran from 1972 to 1990. It related the > life of log salvagers along the coast of BC. Beachcombers > class British family from the years 1879 to 1926. The serial > had 26 episodes and was the first BBC drama serial to be > sold to the Soviet Union. Name it. Upstairs, Downstairs > Either give the title or name that long-time presenter. > * B. Two Cities > B1. What *two* cities both serve as capitals in Bolivia? Sucre and La Paz > B2. Name *both* the previous and the current capital of Tanzania. Dar Es Saalam and Bujumbura > C1. Benazir Bhutto and Jacinda Ardern both give birth while > leaders of their respective countries. Name *both* > countries. Pakistan and Ecuador; Pakistan and Portugal > C2. Graça Machel Mandela has been married to the leaders of > two different countries. Name *both* countries. South Africa and Lesotho; South Africa and Botswana > D1. The Tupolev Tu144 was a supersonic commercial jet airliner > produced by the Soviet Union. It suffered a major setback > when it crashed at an *which air show* in 1973? Munich; Vienna > D2. The Concorde airliner was jointly produced by France and > the UK. In 2000 a Concorde crashed shortly after takeoff -- > from an airport in *which city*? London; New York > * E. Sports Movies > E1. Which sport is featured in the movie "The Natural"? Baseball > E2. Which sport is featured in the documentary "The Endless > Summer"? Surfing > been in English. > F1. "Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs > but to do and die." Tennyson > F2. "If God did not exist, we would have to invent him." Nietsche; Marx Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 13 08:16PM +0100 > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana Entertainment - TV Shows, 1950s to 1990s > We describe a Canadian TV show. You give the title. No, I most emphatically don't! > class British family from the years 1879 to 1926. The serial > had 26 episodes and was the first BBC drama serial to be > sold to the Soviet Union. Name it. The Forseyte Saga > B1. What *two* cities both serve as capitals in Bolivia? La Paz and Sucre > B2. Name *both* the previous and the current capital of Tanzania. Dar es Salaam and Dodama (or something like that; that citt must be ranked as the world's most unknown captial!) > C1. Benazir Bhutto and Jacinda Ardern both give birth while > leaders of their respective countries. Name *both* > countries. Pakistan and New Zealand > C2. Graça Machel Mandela has been married to the leaders of > two different countries. Name *both* countries. Moçambique and South Africa > D2. The Concorde airliner was jointly produced by France and > the UK. In 2000 a Concorde crashed shortly after takeoff -- > from an airport in *which city*? London > F2. "If God did not exist, we would have to invent him." Thomas of Aquino |
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