Slam-seeking conventions Slam-seeking conventions Slam-seeking conventions are codified artificial bids used in the card game contract bridge. Bidding and making a small slam (12 tricks) or grand slam (13 tricks) yields high bonuses ranging from 500 to 1500 points. However, the risk is also high as failure to fulfill the slam contract also means failure to score the bonus points for a game (300-500). Conventions have been devised to maximise the opportunity for success whilst minimising the risk of failure. Contract bridge bidding systems are mainly "natural" (most bids have an obvious meaning) or "artificial" (many bids have a meaning unrelated to
Tricks of the Light Tricks of the Light "Tricks of the Light" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield released in 1984 and is from the Virgin Records album "Discovery". Maggie Reilly and Barry Palmer perform vocals for this song. The single's B-side, "Afghan" (working title "Celtic", is a non-album track, and was recorded at the same time as the "Discovery" album. The single also features an instrumental version of "Tricks of the Light". The music video for "Tricks of the Light" is a mock-live performance of the song and focuses on a girl in the audience. Interspersed are non-concert scenes of the same