Judge — October 1936 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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Contract By George Coffin HREE-HANDED Sridge was riginated around 1900 by an old time strai bridyy layer for the anusement of his two companions when the three players were stranded without a fourth in the outposts of civilization, directly This unknown us Was for the injection of competi- 1 fash- erein spons t tive auction bidding into the ¢ Bric of straight y had the wed ga only the dealer or his partr t to mame the trump sut With the of C e-handed i innova Aucti y metho van sfacte playing Cont anded veloped until the Jus was v the it Auction for Contract roved to be the only tract Bri rm of Ce w nate fh three pl of Contract in permitting two playe or their games and slams as : method is ah dealer, the cards in the usual manner. But as he has no partner to bid with, he expose 1 nt partner's cards face up the dum His left s first then his ri on the table Ww commences, opponent bids next as partners be the dealer bids at all cause the ether asa for The dummy bids 1} or bids his ands te never two the diammy Should the rrein. either situation a of the dealer asic rule of The hand to the lett wel opponent 2 contract ads 7 ven Declarer, whether the dealer or the dummy, leads; and the two declaring partners play their contr with ir hands closed against the deal- er and his exposed dummy. There are never two dummies. While the dealer and the dummy may seem t sun age. the play ot thousands of Ih found this not to be the case. Tt . the defend- ers have the advantage in playing their contracts cause exposure of the enemy 1 nws them how to take fines : three-handed Contract may be played by rubbers with each player partnered with the dummy throughout an entire rubber, it’s better for each player to deal in regular rotation, PL you'll have no part scores, vulnerability, or rubbers to worry 1 making game ich deal as a ¢ ume by itself, so about. For bidding a player receives a bonus of 300 points, and for fulfilling any contract below game a bonus of 50 | points. The dealer always wins or lose donble the actual score bee: lects the dummy’s winnings and pays the dummy’s losses. At the end of the hand, Dealer's right hand of ase he col yonent moves in © vacant chair, and to save much mov- ing around, it’s a good plan for each player to deal three times consecutively ERE’S a pretty problem we ran across recently, While it’s not too difficult, its deve nent is neat @ 102 @J9 8 29 32 kK 1087 &KI63 e0o7 10965 & none and South must win ht tricks rinst th ab- d next month » hest defense. Solution 5 Last Month's Problem @ks4 Vio N74 ah 105 @AQ3 [- x | 1097 5 i Oss 0109 | W El 9853 e098 Le. # none @ 53052 Ao KJo2 & none Hearts are trumps and South leads to win five tricks. It West wi th leads a low spac nd leads a heart for orth throws West nd of spades, We » East trumps ly pulls trumps and in on t returns OE hes to a diamond ast which South's king of diamonds win and South leads the thirteenth spade squeezing If West passes the opening: spade lead, North's kin; orth leads a club forcing of spades wins with an equal while South sheds a mond. st returns a heart fc South’s ace. South, then North cash their high diamonds, and North leads a club making up the fifth trick from South’s last trump, cn passaut. 2 SHUFFLER THEY'LL ALWAYS ‘ACCEPT’ where a MASTER SHUFFLER Mixes Exciting Hands You'll have no trouble getting Mr. and Mrs. Bridgeouss over to your house this week, if 2 MASTER SHUFFLER is at the bridge-table. MASTER SHUFFLER automatically shuttles cards... makes hands more interesting bidding more exciting games more enjoyable. Card parties are popular with MASTER SHUFFLER on the table. Compact; white and black plastic: guaranteed. For sale at better stores everywhere. NEW Gift Sensation $5 J Order direct. if you wish, send money TODAY — $5.00 (postpaid) to Dept.J-3 1587 Merchandise Mart, Chic: 2641 So. Hill St. mm, Los Angeles, Calif. Playing Cards that aren't made of paper of fer revolutionary economy and convenience. CULBERTSON-KEM cards are made of acetate cellulose. ‘They look and. feel like ordinary cards BUT they're wash- able! They last indefinitely! They stay flat, (resh, un-nicked and clean through: out their amazing life. Kem owners al- ways have a fresh deck in the house: never are embarrassed by worn, marked dirty cards; enjoy, playing with “new: cks always! $3.00 per deck—but they outlast miny mes that sum in paper cards. See them at your local Hridge deparement—or write for full informar tion and samples. KEM Playing Cards, Inc. 30 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y. LEG-o-MATIC . fold the app f real chair SIMPLE BEAUTIFUL Sold At Leating Department ar Furniture Stores LORRAINE METAL MFG. CO.. 352 FOURTH AVE.. NEW YORK, N.Y. comicbooks.com