This is usually kept upon a scoring block, ruled as shown upon the
following page. Each column is intended to receive the score of one rubber.
It will be observed that the column is divided midway by a horizontal line.
The portion below this is for recording the value of the tricks won; the
portion above for the scoring of honours and the other subsidiary elements
affecting the ultimate value of the rubber.
A practical example will best illustrate the working of the plan. A and B,
we will suppose, are playing against C and D. Diamonds have been declared
to be trumps, and A and B have won in the first deal nine tricks. The value
of each trick, when diamonds are trumps, being 6 points, A and B score in
their own column, immediately below the central line, 18. They have also
together held four honours, value in diamonds, 24. They accordingly mark 24
above the line.
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