A game consists of thirty points obtained by tricks alone, exclusive of
any points counted for honours, Chicane, or Slam.
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Every hand is played out, and any points in excess of thirty points
necessary for the game are counted.
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Each trick above six counts two points when spades are trumps, four
points when clubs are trumps, six points when diamonds are trumps, eight
points when hearts are trumps, and twelve points when there are no
trumps.
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Honours are ace, king, queen, knave, and ten of the trump suit; or the
aces when no-trump is declared.
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Honours are credited to the original holders and are valued as follows:
+----------------------------------------------+--------+
|Declaration |[S]|[C]|[D]|[H]| No |
| | Trumps |
+------------------------------+---+---+---+---+--------+
| Each Trick above Six | 2| 4| 6| 8| 12 |
| {3 Honours...... | 4| 8| 12| 16| 30 |
| {4 " ...... | 8| 16| 24| 32| 40 |
|HONOURS {4 " (All in one hand)| 16| 32| 48| 64| 100 |
| {5 " ...... | 10| 20| 30| 40| -- |
| {5 " (4 in one hand) | 18| 36| 54| 72| -- |
| {5 " (All in one hand)| 20| 40| 60| 80| -- |
| Chicane..... | 4| 8| 12| 16| -- |
+------------------------------+---+---+---+---+--------|
| Rubber 100, Grand Slam 40, Little Slam 20, |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
([S]=spades/[C]=clubs/[D]=diamonds/[H]=hearts.
Note of etext transcriber.)
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If a player and his partner make thirteen tricks, independently of any
tricks gained by the revoke penalty, they score Grand Slam and add forty
points to their honour count.
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Little Slam is twelve tricks similarly scored, and adds twenty points to
the honour count.
Chicane (one hand void of trumps) is equal in value to three honours,
_i.e._, if partner of player having Chicane scores honours he adds the
value of three honours to his honour score, while, if the adversaries
score honours, it deducts an equal value from their honour score. Double
Chicane (a player and his partner both void of trumps) is equal in value
to four honours, and the value thereof may be deducted from the total
honour score of the adversaries.
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The value of honours, Slam, Little Slam, or Chicane, is in no wise
affected by doubling or re-doubling.
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At the conclusion of a rubber the scores for tricks, honours, Chicane,
and Slam, obtained by each side, are added, and one hundred points are
added to the score of the winners of the rubber. The difference between
the completed scores is the number of points won or lost by the winners
of the rubber.
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If an erroneous score affecting tricks be proven, such mistake must be
corrected prior to the conclusion of the game in which it has occurred,
and such game shall not be considered as concluded until the following
deal has been completed and the trump declared, unless it be that the
game is the last one of the rubber,--then the score is subject to
inquiry until an agreement between the sides (as to the value of the
rubber) shall have been reached.
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If an erroneous score affecting honours, Chicane, or Slam be proven,
such mistake may be corrected at any time before the score of the rubber
has been made up and agreed upon.
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