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NS BUMP VS EW SIT-OUT<br />
By Claire Jones – District 18<br />
Saskatoon Bridge Club Newsletter<br />
"The following message outlines reasons<br />
for using a NS Bump rather than an<br />
EW sit-out wherever possible".<br />
I'll use the example of a 10 1/2<br />
table game, but the principal is the<br />
same in all situations and technically<br />
superior and worth the little effort it<br />
takes.<br />
10 table bump:<br />
� 30 boards in play<br />
� all boards are played 9 times and have a top of 8<br />
� 3 board sit-out so players play either 24 or 27 boards<br />
10.5 table sit-out:<br />
� 33 boards in play<br />
� some boards played 9 times (8 top) and some boards played 8 times (7 top)<br />
� 3 board sit-out so players play either 24 or 27 boards<br />
Disadvantages:<br />
I may get a top board and score 8 while another player's top is worth 7. The computer<br />
will factor the scores so they have equal value but my top was harder to earn as I had to<br />
beat 8 pairs while you only had to beat 7 pairs.<br />
The 2nd is that as players we will have fewer boards in common. With 33 boards and I<br />
play 24, there are 9 boards I miss. If you also miss 9 boards we only have 15 boards in<br />
common. With a bump there are only 30 boards in play and we will have 18 boards in<br />
common.<br />
In duplicate you want to play as many of the same boards as<br />
possible and you want the boards to have the same value. It<br />
is for these 2 reasons that a bump is a superior movement.<br />
SASKATOON DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB<br />
3041 Louise Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 3L8<br />
306-373-3077 www.<strong>saskatoon</strong><strong>bridge</strong><strong>club</strong>.ca email: <strong>bridge</strong>.<strong>club</strong>@usask.ca<br />
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