5
4
step 3.
2. Press the
LEVEL
button.
“
Beginner
” is displayed. Pressing
the
LEVEL
button again will dis-
play the flashing “
Intermediate
.”
(Press
LEVEL
again to return to
“
Beginner
.”) Press
ENTER
/
DEAL
to select one of the levels. The
number of the hand that you are
now playing is displayed. Please
go to step 4.
3. Press the
HAND SELECT
button.
“
Hand
” is now displayed along
with a number. Press the
CARD
VALUES
buttons to select a specific
hand from 1 to 300. Press
ENTER
/
DEAL
to confirm your
selection. The Hand number you
selected will be displayed along
with the associated level of play of
the hand, either “
Beginner
” or
“
Intermediate
.” (Note: If you
change your mind and would like
to select another hand, press the
UNDO
button before pressing the
ENTER
/
DEAL
button. Then enter in
the number of the hand you would
like to play and press
ENTER
/
DEAL
.)
4. Press
ENTER
/
DEAL
. The cards are
now dealt to each player. You are
in the South chair.
5. Because the computer assigns who
the dealer is according to which
hand is selected, you might open
the bidding or might have to wait
for the other players to bid. Press
ENTER
/
DEAL
until the “
S
” and
“
Auction
” flashes on the
LCD. It’s now your turn to
bid.
Note: At any time during the bid-
ding, you may press the
ON
/
NEW
GAME
button for one second to
stop the bidding. In that case,
please return to step 1 above for
instructions on starting a new
game.
6. The upper right hand corner of the
display gives you information for
bidding. The first display shows
who dealt the hand (for example,
“
N
” for hand 1). The display to the
right of the first display shows
who is vulnerable. The possible
values are
“
NIL
” for no
one, “
EW
” for
East-West, “
NS
” for North-South
and “
ALL
” for both partnerships.
To bid, press a
SUITS
button or the
NT
button, followed by a
CARD VAL
-
UES
button (you may also press the
CARD VALUES
button first and then
the
SUITS
button or the
NT
button).
You can also press the
DOUBLE
but-
ton to double your opponent’s bid,
or press
PASS
/
CLAIM
.
Note: If you change your mind
and would like to make another
bid, press the
UNDO
button before
pressing the
ENTER
/
DEAL
button.
7. Press
ENTER
/
DEAL
to confirm your
which is your contract bridge score;
E-Bridge Score, which displays the
skill with which you played a hand
(100 points is perfect play); and E-
Bridge Av Score, which averages the
E-Bridge Scores for all the hands you
have played.
AUCTION REVIEW
:
Press to review
the bidding. If there were more than
four rounds of bidding, continue
pressing this key to see all the bids.
HAND SELECT
:
Press to select the spe-
cific hand you would like to play.
When the icons “
Level
” or “
Hand
”
are flashing, press the
HAND SELECT
button and then the number of the
hand you would like to play.
PASS
/
CLAIM
:
Press to pass during bid-
ding. Also press to claim the tricks
you expect to win during the game in
progress. You can claim only the
number of tricks that remain to be
played. If you press
PASS
/
CLAIM
to
claim the rest of the tricks when not
all of them are yours, then five points
will be subtracted from your E-
Bridge Score.
UNDO
:
Cancels your bid during bid-
ding or the card played during the
play of the hand.
UNDO
must be
pressed before confirming your bid
or play with the
ENTER
/
DEAL
button.
TRICK REVIEW
:
During the play of
the hand and during tricks 2 to 12,
you may press the button to review
the cards played on the last trick.
DBL
/
REDBL
:
Press to select Double or
Redouble during bidding.
ENTER
/
DEAL
:
Press either to confirm
the selected function, bid or led card
displayed on the screen or to deal the
cards. Also, when you’re playing a
hand, you may press
ENTER
/
DEAL
and the computer will play for you
the lowest card of the suit in play.
NT
:
Press to bid No Trump during
bidding.
SUITS
(
SPADES
,
HEARTS
,
DIAMONDS
OR CLUBS
):
Press to select the suit to
be bid or played.
CARD VALUES
(
A THROUGH
K
):
Press
to select the value of the card to be
bid or played.
Playing Bridge Tutor
Your Bridge Tutor was especially
designed to allow you to learn the
game and also improve your playing
skill. You may choose between two
levels of difficulty in the bidding and
playing of the hands, and after the
hand is over, you can check three dif-
ferent scores to judge your skill.
Bidding your Hand
1. After inserting new batteries,
press
RESET
and then press
ON
/
NEW
GAME
to
turn on the unit. “
Level
” a n d
“
Hand
” will flash in turn. If
you would like to select the Level
of play, go to step 2. If you would
like to select a specific Hand, go to
