| In the traveling Score Slip above, Board 15 was played 3 times: N/S pairs 3, 4, and 5 against corresponding E/W pairs 1, 3, and 5. After each time the Board is played, the results are put in the appropriate row and column. |
As previously mentioned (PRELIMINARIES On Entering) each team is assigned a number and direction. When North is filling out the Traveling Score Slip, he looks for his number in the column marked N-S PAIR NO. All the scoring that North does will be along that row. North fills out that row going along in the appropriate columns. The contract is entered in the CONTRACT column; who played the hand (N, S, E or W) in the BY column; the number of tricks made if the hand was made in the MADE column; or the number of under tricks in the DOWN column; and the result (points scored) in one of the two SCORE columns. If N/S earns a plus score, it goes in the N/S column. If E/W earns a plus score, it goes in the E/W column.
There is one more entry for North to make and that is the East/West pair number. This number must be indicated in the column marked E-W PAIR NO. Depending on the type of Traveling Score Slip, this column is either on the left side or the right side of the Slip.
Note: if a hand is passed out (all four players pass), then this event is scored on the Traveling Score Slip. Write Passed Out; or PO or NO SCORE or put a 0 in the N/S and E/W columns. Do NOT re-deal.
After all this is done, North folds the Traveling Score Slip and puts it in the North pocket of the Duplicate Board. Then, the Board just played is put on the bottom of the pile of Boards that are on the Place Mat. Finally, the players either go on to the next board or wait for the Director call: "All change for the next round."
| figure 6 A PRIVATE
SCORE CARD
You made 3 No Trump on board
7.Your score
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After the bidding ends (3 passes) enter the contract and Declarer's direction (N, S, E, W) on your Private Score Card (see figure 6 A). This is done in the appropriate row and column. (Put the opponent's number in the column BD # TEAMS.) After the hand is played and both sides agree as to the results, and the cards are put back into the slots, then enter this result in the appropriate row and column on your Private Score Card. (This is done as North enters the score in the Traveling Score Slip.)
Besides being used to record information, the Private Score Card also offers information. By reading down the second column, the player knows, who is the dealer and the vulnerability on any particular board.
Why bother using a Private Score Card? Several reasons. First: if the contract (and who is Declarer) is entered after the bidding is done, then after the play, there is a record of what was the contract and who was Declarer. Your opponents might say it was one thing, and you another. Keeping a Private Score could settle most of these disputes.
Second: other than the Traveling Score Slip, this is the only record of what has happened on any particular hand. At the end of the session you can compare your Private Score Card entry with the final score. There might have been an error with a computer entry or when writing out the Traveling Score Slip. The Private Score Card is your only means of possibly correcting the mistake.
Third: a good learning tool is to write down the final match point score of each Board on the Private Score Card. Then you can see in which hands you did poorly. And if you want, later on you can look at a particular hand (or get a printout) to see how it could have been bid or played better. You may also wish to have a record of hands in which you did particularly well. This will reinforce good bids and plays.