Part 18 (1/2)

SCORING

2. A game consists of thirty points obtained by tricks alone, exclusive of any points counted for honors, chicane, slam, little slam, bonus or undertricks.

3. Every deal is played out, and any points in excess of the thirty necessary for the game are counted.

4. When the declarer wins the number of tricks bid, each one above six counts towards the game: two points when spades are trumps, six when clubs are trumps, seven when diamonds are trumps, eight when hearts are trumps, nine when royal spades are trumps and ten when there are no trumps.

5. Honors are ace, king, queen, knave and ten of the trump suit; or the aces when no trump is declared.

6. Honors are credited in the honor column to the original holders, being valued as follows:--

_When a Trump is Declared._

3 honors held between partners equal value of 2 tricks.

4 ” ” ” ” ” ” ” 4 ”

5 ” ” ” ” ” ” ” 5 ”

4 ” ” in 1 hand ” ” ” 8 ”

4 ” ” ” 1 ” {5th in ” ” ” 9 ”

5 ” ” ” 1 ” {partner's hand ” ” 10 ”

_When no Trump is Declared._

3 aces held between partners count 30 4 ” ” ” ” ” 40 4 ” ” in one hand ” 100

7. Slam is made when seven by cards is scored by either side, independently of tricks taken as penalty for the revoke; it adds forty points to the honor count.[24]

[24] Law 84 prohibits the revoking side from scoring slam or little slam.

8. Little slam is made when six by cards is similarly scored; it adds twenty points to the honor count.[25]

[25] Law 84 prohibits the revoking side from scoring slam or little slam.

9. Chicane (one hand void of trumps) is equal in value to simple honors, _i.e._, if the partners, one of whom has chicane, score honors, it adds the value of three honors to their honor score; if the adversaries score honors it deducts that value from theirs. Double chicane (both hands void of trumps) is equal in value to four honors, and that value must be deducted from the honor score of the adversaries.

10. The value of honors, slam, little slam or chicane, is not affected by doubling or redoubling.

11. At the conclusion of a rubber the trick and honor scores of each side are added, and two hundred and fifty points added to the score of the winners. The difference between the completed scores is the number of points of the rubber.

12. A proven error in the honor score may be corrected at any time before the score of the rubber has been made up and agreed upon.

13. A proven error in the trick score may be corrected prior to the conclusion of the game in which it occurred. Such game shall not be considered concluded until a declaration has been made in the following game, or if it be the final game of the rubber, until the score has been made up and agreed upon.

CUTTING

14. In cutting, the ace is the lowest card; as between cards of otherwise equal value, the lowest is the heart, next the diamond, next the club, and highest the spade.