Contract bridge grand slam exists. The modern game of contract bridge was the result of innovations to the scoring of auction bridge by Harold Stirling Vanderbilt and others. The most significant change was that only the tricks contracted for were scored below the line toward game or a slam bonus, a change that resulted in bidding becoming much more challenging and interesting. Also new was the concept of "vulnerability", making sacrifices to protect the lead in a rubber more expensive. The various scores were adjusted to produce a more balanced and interesting game. Vanderbilt set out his rules in 1925, and within
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