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Mr Bridge actively encourages singles toto join the partypartyty and they will always be found a partnerpartnertner for a game.game. SiglufjordurSigl r CALLCCAALALLLL OFOF THETHE ARCTICARARRCCTIC TERNTERNRN Isafjordur Akureyri 16 DAYSDAAYSYS DEPARTINGDEPPARARRTTING 21 JULYJULLYY 2011 Reykjavik CATCCAAATT 1212 InsideInside GTYGTYTY £1,695£1,695pppp 20%20% SingleSingle Supp.Supp. Torshavn CATCCAAATT 8 OutsideOutside GTYGTYTY £2,195£2,195pppp 30%30% SingleSingle Supp.Supp. AfterAfter experiencing the beautiful countryysideside of Dublin and remoteemote St Kilda, explore the St Kilda NorseNorse world and hear about the sagas, volcanic landscapes and islands. Discover Iceland’s capitalcapital Reykjavik, geysers and waterfalls, whale watch and discover active volcanic landscapeslandscapes and islands. Dublin FREEFRREEE complimentaryccoomplimentary prepre andand postpost cruiseccrruuiise coachcoacchh transfersttrransffeers fromffrrom LondonLondon VictoriaVViictoria CoachCoacchh Station,Stattiion, Portsmouth SouthamptonSouthampton Airport,Airport, BournemouthBouurrnemoutthh andand PoolePoole RailwayRRaailway Stations.Stattiions. ReducedRReeduced ratesrates onon pre-cruisepre-ccrruise hotelhotel staystay England andand parkingparrkking alsoalso available,available, seesee pagepage 2121 ofof thetthhe MarchMarcchh 20112011 toto MayMaayy 20122012 SwanSwan brochurebrocchhuurre forffoor furtherffuuurrtthher details.details. A SPANISHSPANANISH SUMMERSUMMER EXCL Portsmouth USIVE England 15 DAYSDAAYSYS DEPARTINGDEPPARARRTTING 19 AUGUSTAUGUST 2011 MR BRIDGE Sark SAVESSAAAVVE 10%10% OFFOFF LEADLEEAAD ININ CATEGORIESCCAAATTEGORIRIES FARES (Fares shown CATCCAAATT 1212 InsideInside GTYGTYTY £1,595£1,595pppp 20%20% SingleSingle Supp.Supp. include 10% saving) LivornoLivorno CATCCAAATT 8 OutsideOutside GTYGTYTY £2,475£2,475pppp 30%30% SingleSingle Supp.Supp. Italy La Coruna From the green coasts of Spaaiin and Portugal, to the true home of ‘tytyyppical’ Spaaiin, AnAndaallucciia, Calvi MMiinerva cruuiises to Cartagena, beffoore calliling aatt thrhree of the Meddiiterraneann’’s pretttiiest islands, Oporto Mahon Menorca, Sardininia and Corsica. Alghero FREE ComplimentaryComplimentary pre-cruisepre-cruiseuise transfer from LondonLondon AirportAirport to PortsmouthPortsmouth Cartagena (please request at the time of booking). Cadiz Malaga ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ ŗŘ ¢ Ş ȱǻ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯ ȱȱȱȱ¢ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰ ¢ ǰ ȱ ȱȱ ¢ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ ǯ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ ȱȱǯ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ǯ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ Ȭ ȱȱȱ ȱ¡¢ ȱȱȱȱȱř ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ ŖřşŘ řŞşŝǯ ¢ ¢ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯ ToTo bookbook oror requestrequest a brochurebrochure call 01483 489489 961 www.bridgecruises.co.ukwwwwwww.bridgeccrruises.ccoo.uukk FEATURES ADVERTISEMENTS HONOUR POINTS 5 Mr Bridge 2 Summer 2011 BRIDGE on board mv Minerva ‘Honours' are the top five 7 Double Dummy Quiz cards in the trump suit: by Richard Wheen 3 2012 Diary ‘A-K-Q-J-10’. If any Publisher and 9 Justin Corfield says 4 Voyages to Antiquity player holds four of these Managing Editor Hold Up in Cruise on board cards, then his side is Mr Bridge Dummy’s Suit Aegean Odyssey entitled to score 100 bonus points above the Ryden Grange 10 Seven Days 5 Just Bridge Knaphill, Surrey line and if all five are by Sally Brock held, that is worth 150 GU21 2TH 6 Bernard Magee 13 Playing and Defending at Haslemere Hall bonus points. Playing in ( agaisnt Precision no-trumps, aces take the 01483 489961 7 Mail Order Form by Jeremy Dhondy role of honours, and a e-mail: player must hold all four 14 Wendy Wensum 8 Bernard Magee’s [email protected] Interactive Software to score 150 for honours. 17 David Stevenson Any player can claim website: Answers Your Questions 10 Tunisia honours, including dummy (or declarer on www.mrbridge.co.uk 21 Bidding Quiz 11 Bernard Magee’s dummy’s behalf) and by Bernard Magee Better Hand Evaluation Associate Editor either of the defenders. Julian Pottage 22 Bidding Quiz Answers 12 Voyages of Discovery Honours count in by Bernard Magee 2011 Summer Cruises Rubber and Chicago Technical Consultant 23 Defence Quiz 15 Voyages of Discovery Bridge, but not in Duplicate (although it is Tony Gordon by Julian Pottage Winter 2012 Cruises legal for a sponsoring Bridge Consultant 24 Defence Quiz Answers 16 Bridge Event organisation to run an Booking Form Bernard Magee by Julian Pottage event in which they do). 25 Declarer Play Quiz 16 Bernard Magee’s Honours can be claimed Proof Readers by Dave Huggett Tips for Better Bridge at any time during play, Tony Richards but it is wise to wait till 26 Declarer Play Answers 20 Bridge Weekends Danny Roth the claimer has become by David Huggett with Bernard Magee clearly marked with the Hugh Williams 27 Lead Quiz 22 Bernard Magee’s relevant holding, e.g. if Richard Wheen by Andrew Kambites Begin Bridge – declarer has drawn all Acol Version the trumps and everyone Office Manager 28 Lead Quiz Answers else has shown out. Catrina Shackleton by Andrew Kambites 23 Reader’s Digest Otherwise, honours can 29 The A to Z of Bridge 25 Mr Bridge Christmas be claimed at the end of Events & Cruises C by Julian Pottage and New Year the deal when the score ( 01483 489961 is being agreed. The last 36 Double Dummy Answer 27 Tutorial Jessica Galt Mr Bridge chance to claim honours by Richard Wheen Bridge Breaks Rachel Everett is at the end of the 37 Readers’ Letters 36 Duplicate Bridge rubber, as defined by Megan Riccio Rules Simplified Law 78: ‘When it is Zoe Wright 38 Little Voice Used Stamp acknowledged by a Contributors 36 Charity Bridge Events majority of the players Clubs & Charities 40 Understanding the 37 Stamps that a scoring error was Maggie Axtell Contested Auction made in recording an 39 reviewed by David Mr Bridge agreed upon result (e.g. [email protected] Rubber/Chicago Huggett failure to enter honours, Bridge Events Address Changes or incorrect computation 41 Heather Dhondy says 42 Global Travel of score), the error must Elizabeth Bryan Open Light in Third ( 01483 485342 Insurance be corrected if Seat Only in a Suit You discovered before the net 47 Voyages of Discovery Want Led result of the rubber has 2012 Summer Cruises All correspondence should 44 Julian Pottage been agreed to.’ be addressed to Mr Bridge. Answers Your Questions 48 QPlus 10 Please make sure that all Reprinted from the letters, e-mails and faxes Bridge Players’ Diary. carry full postal addresses The views expressed in this publication are not Order your and telephone numbers. necessarily those of the publisher or its Managing Editor. 2012 Diary now. Page 3 S CRUISES TO CLASSICAL CIVILISATIONS AV E £ UP 2 T P , O ER 0 CO U 0 P 0 THE MYSTERY OF LE POMPEII & THE MAGIC OF SICILY Explore the fascinating history of Sicily, the palaces of Malta and the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum BOOK NOW FOR SPECIAL FARES NO SINGLE ITALY SUPPLEMENT Cruise from Athens to Rome aboard the Aegean Odyssey Civitavecchia Agropoli and discover the architectural and artistic legacies of Sorrento Pæum the classical civilisations of the Mediterranean. 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Carrying just 350 and Monreale Cathedral; Paestum and Amalfi Coast; passengers, the atmosphere on board is relaxed with plenty of Pompeii and Herculaneum. passenger space, a choice of restaurants (with open-seating dining) and generously-sized accommodations, plus the comfort MR BRIDGE FARES* and attentive service of boutique-style cruising. Standard Inside £1,495pp Superior Outside from £2,095pp There is a supplement of Superior Inside from £1,695pp Deluxe Outside from £2,695pp £30 for those wishing to Standard Outside from £1,995pp Deluxe Balcony from £4,150pp participate in the duplicate NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT ON BOARD bridge programme