Duplicate Practice Sample #2
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Duplicate Play Games - Instructions
1. Each player should have his/her own deck of cards (e.g. 4 players require 4 decks).
These decks are not shared with others.
2. Print this document and distribute the appropriate page to each player (North, South,
East, and West).
3. It is recommended to cut the Results page into 16 squares, then set them aside, out of
sight. To keep everything fair (and more fun), it is important to ensure that no player
sees the results of the next board before it is played.
4. Starting with Board 1, each player sets up his/her hand as shown on the sheet. The
dealer and vulnerability are clearly marked so all players know this information.
5. Once the bidding is completed and there are 3 passes, record the final contract (for
example, let’s say it was 3♥ by N).
6. Play the hand, then calculate the score according to the contract (e.g. if 3♥ was bid but
2♥ were made, therefore down 1 trick = 50 or 100 pts for opponents depending on
vulnerability; if 3♥ made = 140 pts; if 4♥ made = 170 pts).
7. Refer to the Results sheet to compare your actual results to the optimum results. Once
again, a reminder to be careful that no player sees the next board’s results as that
could spoil the game for some.
8. If there are two or more tables of players, the scores and results can be compared
between the tables as well.
The results are computer-generated and based on optimum bidding, playing and defending.
Results can be varied, depending on the strategy, skill and bravado of the players, the lead
card, and other factors.
Here are some questions to help guide you through the learning and self-evaluation process.
1. Did you and your partner clinch the contract when you had the majority of the points?
(20+) If not, why not?
2. Was the final contract too high or too low?
3. Was the final contract the best contract? (e.g. 3 NT making 10 tricks gives a higher
score than 4♥ or 4♠ making 10 tricks)
4. Was a game contract or slam missed? Were the points there, but the contract was not
easily biddable?
5. Would it have been a good idea to force the opponents up a level, even if it meant
losing a trick or two if they passed? In other words, would it be worth it to bid higher
and sacrifice tricks rather than allow the opponents to get the contract? Or could that
backfire, causing them to bid game and make it when they might not have bid that high
otherwise?
6. Could the Declarer play the hand better?
7. Could the opponents defend better?
8. Could a different lead card change the results?
Duplicate Practice Sample #2
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NORTH – Dup Sample #2
Board 1
Dealer N
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
A87
AQ
854
QT543
Board 2
Dealer E
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
72
KT32
Q2
J9874
Board 3
Dealer S
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
2
864
KJ76
T9643
Board 4
Dealer W
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
K3
JT76
AJ982
43
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Board 5
Dealer N
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
Q873
82
T32
9763
Board 6
Dealer E
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
QT8
J5
J83
A9762
Board 7
Dealer S
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
AKT9
QJT4
Q932
2
Board 8
Dealer W
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
JT6
9874
932
K97
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Board 9
Dealer N
Vulnerable E/W
Board 10
Dealer E
Vulnerable All
♠
♥ AKQ53
♦ A53
♣ T9653
♠
♥
♦
♣
J9653
A32
T9
AJT
Board 11
Dealer S
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
Q42
JT3
AKQ43
76
Board 12
Dealer W
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
QT83
842
94
K953
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Board 13
Dealer N
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
952
AK72
K
A8765
Board 14
Dealer E
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
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AQ965
QT4
8765
6
Board 15
Dealer S
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
7
AJ543
K74
AKT4
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Board 16
Dealer W
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
A54
Q8
KT84
A952
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EAST - Dup Sample #2
Board 1
Dealer N
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
532
J975
AJ632
9
Board 2
Dealer E
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
J
Q8654
9854
T53
Board 3
Dealer S
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
A97
Q532
AQ84
KQ
Board 4
Dealer W
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
Q754
AQ93
Q6
AT6
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Board 5
Dealer N
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
64
AKT74
AJ94
K5
Board 6
Dealer E
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
J7
KQT
KQ94
T853
Board 7
Dealer S
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
Q62
98752
K4
T97
Board 8
Dealer W
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
2
J62
K86
QJ8652
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Board 9
Dealer N
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
Q765432
T7
864
A
Board 10
Dealer E
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
K82
KQJ
K32
KQ74
Board 11
Dealer S
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
6
Q8764
JT976
QT
Board 12
Dealer W
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
A542
AK93
K85
JT
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Board 13
Dealer N
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
AKT86
Q5
87
KJ43
Board 14
Dealer E
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
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KJ4
J9732
A2
T32
Board 15
Dealer S
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
AKT652
8
Q3
J872
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Board 16
Dealer W
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
QJ98
AKJT
AQ6
QT
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SOUTH – Dup Sample #2
Board 1
Dealer N
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
6
43
KQ97
KJ8762
Board 2
Dealer E
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
KT9863
7
KJ7
AKQ
Board 3
Dealer S
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
Q8643
AK
T2
AJ85
Board 4
Dealer W
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
AJ986
K82
73
K87
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Board 5
Dealer N
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
KJT52
953
Q8
QJT
Board 6
Dealer E
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
964
A9643
AT6
QJ
Board 7
Dealer S
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
54
A6
AT765
AK65
Board 8
Dealer W
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
Q97543
AT53
T7
4
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Board 9
Dealer N
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
AKJ98
62
Q972
K7
Board 10
Dealer E
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
7
T9864
AJ85
953
Board 11
Dealer S
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
AKJT9753
K5
2
J8
Board 12
Dealer W
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
K97
T7
QJT62
642
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Board 13
Dealer N
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
Q3
JT864
543
QT2
Board 14
Dealer E
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
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8
AK6
KT943
AJ74
Board 15
Dealer S
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
QJ3
KT9
AJT5
953
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Board 16
Dealer W
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
K2
97653
J973
J7
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WEST - Dup Sample #2
Board 1
Dealer N
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
KQJT94
KT862
T
A
Board 2
Dealer E
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
AQ54
AJ9
AT63
62
Board 3
Dealer S
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
KJT5
JT97
953
72
Board 4
Dealer W
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
T2
54
KT54
QJ952
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Board 5
Dealer N
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
A9
QJ6
K765
A842
Board 6
Dealer E
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
AK532
872
752
K4
Board 7
Dealer S
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
J873
K3
J8
QJ843
Board 8
Dealer W
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
AK8
KQ
AQJ54
AT3
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Board 9
Dealer N
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
T
J984
KJT
QJ842
Board 10
Dealer E
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
AQT4
75
Q764
862
Board 11
Dealer S
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
8
A92
85
AK95432
Board 12
Dealer W
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
J6
QJ65
A73
AQ87
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Board 13
Dealer N
Vulnerable All
♠
♥
♦
♣
J74
93
AQJT962
9
Board 14
Dealer E
Vulnerable None
♠
♥
♦
♣
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T732
85
QJ
KQ985
Board 15
Dealer S
Vulnerable N/S
♠
♥
♦
♣
984
Q762
9862
Q6
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Board 16
Dealer W
Vulnerable E/W
♠
♥
♦
♣
T763
42
52
K8643
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Results for Dup Sample #2:
How to read and understand this table: In Board 1, North/South should be able to bid and
♦
♠
♥
make 1 or 5♣. East/West should be able to bid and make 4 or 3 . This computer-generated
table shows optimum results achievable by each player based on the contract and best playing
skills of Declarer and defenders. In a regular duplicate game, various results are to be expected.
Note: It is recommended to print and cut this sheet into 16 squares (one for each board) and set
them aside, so that there is no possibility you may accidentally see the results from the next
board before you play it.
Board 1
Dealer N
Vulnerable None
N
N
S
E
W
Board 2
Dealer E
Vulnerable N/S
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
1
1
4
4
5
5
3
3
NT
N 2
S 2
E
W
Board 3
Dealer S
Vulnerable E/W
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
NT
N
S
E 1
W 1
Board 4
Dealer W
Vulnerable All
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
NT
N 1
S 1
E
W
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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Board 5
Dealer N
Vulnerable N/S
N
N
S
E 6
W 6
Board 6
Dealer E
Vulnerable E/W
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
2
2
6
6
7
7
4
4
NT
N
S
E 1
W 1
Board 7
Dealer S
Vulnerable All
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
NT
N 4
S 4
E
W
Board 8
Dealer W
Vulnerable None
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
3
3
3
4
5
5
2
2
NT
N
S
E 5
W 5
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
1
1
2
2
5
5
5
5
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Board 9
Dealer N
Vulnerable E/W
N
N 2
S 2
E
W
Board 10
Dealer E
Vulnerable All
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
NT
N
S
E 3
W 3
Board 11
Dealer S
Vulnerable None
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
NT
N
S
E
W
Board 12
Dealer W
Vulnerable N/S
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
NT
N
S
E 3
W 3
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
3
3
5
5
2
2
3
3
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Board 13
Dealer N
Vulnerable All
N
N
S
E 1
W 1
Board 14
Dealer E
Vulnerable None
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
NT
N 3
S 3
E
W
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Board 15
Dealer S
Vulnerable N/S
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
2
2
2
2
6
6
1
1
NT
N 5
S 5
E
W
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Board 16
Dealer W
Vulnerable E/W
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
1
6
6
6
5
4
4
NT
N
S
E 2
W 2
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
1
1
4
4
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