EXCALIBUR 417-D Deluxe LCD Bridge User Manual

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ASS

: To Pass during bidding.

NT (N

RUMP

): To bid No Trump

during bidding.
D

OUBLE

: To select Double or

Redouble during bidding.
S

UITS

PADES

, H

EARTS

, D

IAMONDS

LUBS

): To select the suit to be

bid or played.
C

ARD

ALUES

THROUGH

1):

After selecting the suit, selects the

value of the card to be bid or played.

Also selects the number of tricks

you expect to win if you decide to

claim the rest of the hand.

Bidding

1. Press O

to turn on the unit.

“Play game” is displayed.

2. Press E

NTER

. “Rand Deal” is

displayed.

3. Press E

NTER

. The cards have been

dealt randomly to each play-

er.

You are in

the South chair.

4. Because the computer assigns

who the dealer is randomly, you

may open the bidding or have to

wait for the other players to

bid. When

the

South frame flashes

and “Bid: Pass” is displayed on

the LCD, it’s your turn to bid.

Note: At any time during the bid-

ding, you may press the

LEAR

NDO

button to stop the

bidding. “Exit Game?” is then

displayed. Press E

NTER

to con-

firm your action.

5. To bid, press a S

UIT

button or the

NT button, and then a C

ARD

ALUE

button. You can also press

the D

OUBLE

button to double your

opponent’s bid, or press P

ASS

. An

alternative way to select your bid

is to use the C

URSOR

. Press the

right and left sides of the C

URSOR

to scroll through your bidding

choices.

6. Press E

NTER

to confirm your bid.

7. Every time the South frame flash-

es it’s your turn to bid again. The

bidding will continue until there

have been three consecutive pass-

es. Bidding is then over and the

playing phase of the game begins.

Note: If a bid is doubled, an “X”

is displayed as that player’s bid. If

a bid is redoubled, “XX” is dis-

played as that player’s bid. After

the bidding is over, the “X” or

“XX” will be displayed next to the

declarer’s bid to indicate that the

bid has been doubled or redoubled.

Playing

1. When the South frame flashes, it’s

your turn to lead a card. If

North

is declarer or

dummy, you will

play both the North and South

hands, and the 13 cards of the

dummy hand will be displayed at

the top of the screen. You may

select a card by using the S

UIT

and C

ARD

ALUES

buttons or by

using the C

URSOR

(see

Bidding,

number 5 above).

Note: At any time during the play,

you may press the C

LEAR

NDO

button to leave the game.

“Exit Game?”

is then displayed. Press

NTER

to confirm your action.

2. Press E

NTER

to confirm your card

choice. When each player has

played a card, they will all be dis

played on the table. Press

NTER

to clear the table

and to start play

ing

the

next trick. Note: If you

wish to review the last trick, press

EVIEW

before you play your next

card. Then

press

LEAR

NDO

continue play.

3. The number of tricks your oppo-

nents have won is displayed below

the East hand. The number of

tricks that you and your partner

have won is displayed behind the

South hand.

4. The play continues until all 13

tricks have been won by one of the

partnerships. After the last trick

has been played, the score of the

hand will be displayed. Press

LEAR

NDO

to return to the Deal

menu.

Note: If you and your partner have

won one game, then “Vulnerable”

will be displayed behind North. If

your opponents have won one

game, then “Vulnerable” will be

displayed below the West cards.

To select the Game Level

You may select one of three different

levels: Beginner, Normal and

Advance. The computer is preset at

the Beginner level. If you would like

to change to another level, press

LEAR

NDO

until “Play game” is

displayed. Then press the right side of

the C

URSOR

and “Game level” is

displayed. Press E

NTER

, and

“Beginner

” will be displayed. Press

the right side of the C

URSOR

to select

the next level of “Normal” and then

press again for “Advance.” Press the

Playing Deluxe LCD Bridge

Your Deluxe LCD Bridge pits you

against the computer. Excalibur

research labs have brought you the

latest in bridge technology. You can

either make your own choices in bid-

ding and playing the hand, or you can

get hints from the computer on what

it thinks you should do.
Deluxe LCD Bridge allows you to

choose from three different levels of

difficulty to improve your play. The

hands have been carefully researched

to provide you with instructional and

entertaining hands to play. Contract

bridge scoring is used to keep track

of the number of points you have

accumulated while playing.