Taking Our Opponents Down

Length: 10 minutes

When our opponents bid too high and we take them down, we get points for every trick under their goal they finish. So, if they bid to 3H but only make 7 tricks, that’s 9 – 7 = 2 undertricks. The suit and level of contract are not relevant to the scoring, only the number of undertricks. However, their vulnerability does matter. We score more for taking them down vulnerable than non-vulnerable.

Undoubled

Non-VulVul
Each undertrick50100

Doubled

Non-VulVul
1st Undertrick100200
2nd and 3rd Undertrick200 each300 each
4th Undertrick onwards300 each300 each

Redoubled

Non-VulVul
1st Undertrick200400
2nd and 3rd Undertrick400 each600 each
4th Undertrick onwards600 each600 each
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