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 Better or Worse? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you won't have any bids to make.

You will have a hand, and will have to tell if your hand is better or worse than its point-count suggests.

Good luck.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A J 8 6
♥ K 7 4
♦ Q 9 6
♣ A 10 3 		 
Q: 1 - Is your hand (South) better or worse than its point-count?

 Your choice:
A: Worse - Your points are okay, but a 4-3-3-3 distribution is never a good thing.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 10 9 2
♥ A 8
♦ A 10 6 3
♣ 10 4 2 		 
Q: 2 - Is your hand (South) better or worse than its point-count?

 Your choice:
A: Better - You have Aces and tens. That's great.

Some people don't like having only Aces. I always tell them, "it's better than having only Kings!"

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K 6
♥ Q J 4 2
♦ Q J 6
♣ K J 8 2 		 
Q: 3 - Is your hand (South) better or worse than its point-count?

 Your choice:
A: Worse - You have a lot of Queens and Jacks, which are not good values. They're called "quacks".

Remember, Aces and Kings are worth a bit more than their points suggest. Queens and Jacks are worth a little less.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ K
♥ A 8 6 2
♦ A J 6
♣ K J 8 3 2 		 
Q: 4 - Is your hand (South) better or worse than its point-count?

 Your choice:
A: Worse - A singleton King is not a good thing. Even if it happens to be in your partner's suit, it will cause you communication problems.

All singleton honors are bad news. Even a bare Ace is not a good thing. It's better to have a small singleton and an Ace in another suit.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 8 6 5 2
♥ K 6
♦ A Q
♣ 8 4 2 		 
Q: 5 - Is your hand (South) better or worse than its point-count?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♠Pass4♣


North's 4♣ bid shows a singleton Club, game-going values, and at least a four-card Spade fit. It's called a Splinter.

 Your choice:
A: Better - You don't have points in your partner's singleton. You will be able to ruff your Club losers in dummy.

Here, you would go for a slam.

Your result so far:
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Question 6

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 8 6 5 3
♥ 8 6
♦ K 6
♣ K Q J 		 
Q: 6 - Is your hand (South) better or worse than its point-count?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♠Pass4♣


North's 4♣ bid shows a singleton Club, game-going values, and at least a four-card Spade fit. It's called a Splinter.

 Your choice:
A: Worse - You have the same number of points, but the ♣K-Q-J are not useful at all. Your partner's singleton isn't working.

You would close the bidding with 4♠ here. Slam would not be possible.

Your result so far:
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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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