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Overtrick (foaled 1960) was a
champion U.S.
standardbred racehorse who was
memorable for his
breaking of many
existing world records and his
classic duels...
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consists of:
Contract points, ****igned to each odd
trick bid and made
Overtrick points, ****igned for each
trick taken over the
contracted number of odd...
- more
tricks than they bid, a
single point is
scored for each
overtrick,
called an "
overtrick", "bag", or "sandbag". A bid of 5
tricks with 6
tricks taken...
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contract even in worst-case scenarios, by
giving up the
possibility of
overtricks.
Safety plays adapt declarer's
strategy to the
scoring system. In IMP-scoring...
- U.S.
Champion Overtrick in one of
three races. He was the only
horse to
defeat the
three U.S. Hall of Fame
horses of that era:
Overtrick, Bret Hanover...
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scores in proportion. Each
overtrick or
undertrick in a Prop and Cop or Solo is
worth an
extra unit. In Abundance,
overtricks gain an
extra two
units each...
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scored "below the line" (e.g., 3
Spades nets 90
points below the line) and
overtricks, bonuses, etc. are
scored "above the line", as are
points for defeating...
- of the
tactics are:
Matchpoints Overtricks are important.
Safety play is
often neglected in the hunt for
overtricks. Thin
games and
slams are avoided...
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jeopardizing it in a
quest for
overtricks; for the
defense it is to
defeat the
contract without worrying about surrendering overtricks. "IMP:
International Match...
- than
others and no
trump being the highest, as well as
bonus points for
overtricks. If the
declarer fails to
fulfill the contract, the
defenders receive...
