Correct contract bridge / by E.V. Shepard ; including the official Laws of contract bridge adopted by the Whist Club, New York, and by all the leading clubs in America.

BASIC PRINCIPLES

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K Io X X i2 tricks Q XX X I trickt
K X XX I4% " J IO X I
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Q J X X I2 o X X X X Y
Q Io X X 4 " XXXX y4
To obtain the values of longer trump suits add
one full trick for each trump held in excess of four.
VALUING DUMMY S TRUMPS
Dummy's honors possess the same value as
though they were held by the declarer. Dummy's
trumps lower than the 10 possess special values differing from those of the declarer. Three low
trumps are termed "normal support," on the assumption that the declarer holds just five trumps,
leaving only five trumps to be divided between the
two adverse hands, so that three leads of trumps
probably will drop all opposing trumps. More than
three trumps in dummy quicken the process of pulling opposing trumps. On this account dummy may
value 4 trumps at Y2 trick, and dummy may count 5
or more trumps as worth one full assisting trick.
These values added to dummy because more than
the normal 3 trumps are held, are in addition to
any values due to trump honors held or values due
to ability to trump short side suits.
Dummy must deduct from the outside values held
in the hand /2 trick for each trump by which he
falls short of 3 trumps (2 trick for 2 trumps; I
trick in case only a single trump is held; i 2 tricks
for being void of trumps).
The declarer cannot count anything because he is