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card in the bidding box. The opponent is
expected to hesitate 10 seconds before
bidding. The skip-bid warning and the
stop card are used to avoid problems
with unauthorized information that can
be transmitted when the player to the
left of the skip bidder huddles before
passing or bidding. Equally
inappropriate is a fast pass, indicating a
poor hand, or a fast double indicating a
very good hand.
Slam
Contracting for and winning 12 or 13
tricks constitutes a slam.
Slow Play
Bridge is a timed event. Players are
given an average of 7.5 minutes per deal
and should learn to use the time wisely.
Slow play is discourteous not only to the
opponents of the moment, but to all of
the other competitors in the event as
well. It is the responsibility of every
player at the table to try to catch up
when their table has fallen behind.
Small Slam
Contracting for and winning at least 12
tricks constitutes a small slam, and
collects a 500 point bonus nonvulnerable
and 700 points vulnerable.
Speedball Swiss Team
Speed of play is a major factor in this
type of event. Each match consists of
five boards, and an average of only five
minutes per board is allowed for play.
Usually five rounds are played, and the
event sometimes is called a five-five-five
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Bridge geometry is peculiar; square
hand, flat hand and round hand all
describe a 4-3-3-3 distribution.
STaC
This is an abbreviation for a special kind
of sectional tournament known as a
Sectional Tournament at Clubs. It offers
sectional rating and is played in a
number of clubs in a specific area over a
period of several days. The results of all
games are sent to one location, which is
staffed by the director-in-charge of the
Swiss. This event is frequently offered as
a late-night game during a sectional, a
regional or an NABC. It is sometimes
flighted or stratified.
Spingold Trophy
The Spingold Trophy was donated in
1934 by Nathan Spingold and is
awarded for the NABC Spingold
Knockout Teams Championship played
annually at the Summer NABC. This
event ranks with the Vanderbilt as one
of the most highly prized trophies on the
ACBL calendar.
Split Regional
A tournament with 80% regional rating
held at two widely separated sites within
an ACBL district is called a split
regional. Scores are compared between
the two sites to determine the first- and
second-place winners of regional-rated
pair games. Swiss teams and knockout
teams are separate events with different
winners at each site.
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