Excalibur electronic 417 User Manual

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played on the LCD. Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to clear the table of

cards and start the next trick. From

tricks 2 to 12 you may review the

last trick by pressing the

TRICK

REVIEW

button. Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to exit this mode. Note: You may

press

PASS

/

CLAIM

to claim the rest

of the tricks to be played at any

time. If the computer agrees that

all the rest of the tricks are yours,

the computer will play the rest of

the hand for you. If the computer

disagrees with your claim, it will

subtract 5 points from your E-

Bridge Score and play will con-

tinue.

6. The play continues until all 13

tricks have been led and won by

one of the partnerships. The com-

puter will automatically play the
13th card for you. After the last

trick has been played, the number

of tricks that your partner-

ship won

is displayed, along

with whether or not the contract

was made or went

down.

Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to see

your contract score. Press

HINT

/

SCORE

once to see your E-

Bridge Score, and twice to see

your Average E-Bridge Score.

Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to start the next

game. Make your selections as

outlined above.

Playing as the Dummy

1. Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

again and Trick

“0” will display. This indicates

that you haven’t won any tricks

yet. The player who is supposed to

lead the first card has their icon

flashing (“E”). Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

.

The card from East will then be

played.

2. When the “S” icon flashes, it’s

your turn to lead a card. You may

select a card by using the

SUITS

and

CARD VALUES

buttons (see

Bidding your Hand, step number

6 above). You may also press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to play the lowest

card of the suit led. Because you

are the Dummy, your cards have

been switched and are now at

the

top of the display (the icon

“Shift Sides” displays on the

LCD). T h e

Declarer’s hand (North) is at

the bottom of the display.

Note: At any time during the

play of the hand, you may press

the

ON

/

NEW GAME

button to

end the game. Also, if you

change

your mind and would like to

make another card play, press

the

UNDO

button before pressing

the

ENTER

/

DEAL

button.

3. Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to confirm your

card choice. The computer has

established what your best play

should be. If you don’t make that

play, “Invalid” will flash for one

second, if the sound is on you will

hear a “Beep”, and “E-Bridge
Score

” with a score of -5 will be

displayed. You then will need to

make another play. If you

play the correct card, a “Beep” will

sound and the play will contin-

ue. If you don’t make the

best play,

you again will see 5 points sub-

tracted from your E-Bridge Score.

If you want to take the computer’s

advice for a card, press the

HINT

/

SCORE

button. The recom-

mended card will be displayed for

you, “Hint” will flash on the

screen, and 5 points will be sub-

tracted from your E-Bridge Score.

Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to confirm your

play.

4. The “W” icon will flash and then

the card played by West will be

displayed. The “N” icon will flash

and then you must select the card

you will play. You may select a

card by using the

SUITS

and

CARD

VALUES

buttons. You may also

press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to play the low-

est card of the suit led. Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to confirm your card

choice. The computer has estab-

lished what your best play should

be. If you don’t make that play,

“Invalid” will flash for one

se-

cond, if the

sound is on you will

hear a “Beep”, and “E-Bridge

Score

” with a score of -5 will be

displayed.
You then will need to make anoth-

er play. If you play the correct

card, a “Beep” will sound and

the play will continue. If you don’t

make the best play, you again will

see 5 points subtracted from your

E-Bridge Score. If you want to

take the computer’s advice for a

card, press the

HINT

/

SCORE

button.

The recommended card will be

displayed for you, “Hint” will

flash on the screen, and 5 points

will be subtracted from your E-

Bridge Score. Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to confirm your play.

5. If you won the trick, one will be

added to the “Trick” count dis-

played on the LCD. Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to clear the table of

cards and start the next trick. From

tricks 2 to 12 you may review the

previous trick by pressing the

TRICK REVIEW

button. Press

ENTER

/

DEAL

to exit this mode.

Note: You may press

PASS

/

CLAIM

to claim the rest of the tricks to

be played at any time. If the com

-

puter agrees that all the rest of

the tricks are yours, the computer

will play the rest of the hand for you.

If the computer disagrees with your

claim, it will subtract 5 points

from your E-Bridge Score and

play will continue.

6. The play continues until all 13

tricks have been led and won by

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