Rex Bridge is likely to become the contract, the valuation of the hand is again counted according to the Contract Bridge practice. A second major difference is the possibility to bid at level 8 and 9. This may seem awkward, as it would take 14 or more tricks to make a contract at level 8 or higher. Even if the declarer takes all 13 tricks, he will still incur a one trick penalty. However, the payment for a made grand slam can still outweigh several doubled penalties. How many depends on vulnerable or not. Consciously bidding higher than what the cards says
Contract bridge a prolific author of bridge books, points out that there are only four ways of taking a trick by force, two of which are very easy: Nearly all trick-taking techniques in bridge can be reduced to one of these four methods. The optimum play of the cards can require much thought and experience and is the subject of whole books on bridge. The cards are dealt as shown in the bridge hand diagram; North is the dealer and starts the auction which proceeds as shown in the bidding table. As neither North nor East have sufficient strength to "open" the