1. Lesson 4: Rubber Bridge Scoring (pages 455 & 456 of the Book)
Surendra Mehta
January 2007

2. Above and Below the Line
Two columns – We and They
Above and Below the Line
Only points for tricks ‘Bid and made’ scored below the line
Score points in 3 ways:
- making the contract
- defeating the contract
- earning bonus (overtricks, under-tricks, rubber, slam, honours, insult, etc)

3. Score for bidding & making a contract
For each trick > 6 bid & made
Undoubled
Doubled
Minors (C & D) 20 40
Majors (H, S) 30 60
No Trump
(First trick) 80
Each subsequent trick
3H = 90 pts
5D = 100
6 NT = 190 pts

4. Score for bidding & making a contract (100 pts below the line is a game)
3 NT = 100 points tricks
4 of a major (H or S) = 120 points–10 tricks
5 of minor (C or D) = 100 points tricks
2NT doubled = 140 points tricks
2 of major doubled = 120 points -8 tricks
3 of a minor doubled = 120 points –9 tricks
If you already have a part score then you need less than above to make 100 and win a game (eg if you have 60 points already, need only 40 more)

5. Bonus points (if you make > tricks than bid contract)
For each extra trick you get trick value (minors 20, majors 30, NT 30)
These go above the line
3H contract and make 11 tricks = 90 below the line and 60 above the line for 2 over
Bid 2NT and made 12 tricks
Bid 2D and made 10 tricks
Bid 5S and made 10 tricks
Bid 7NT and made all 13 tricks

6. Score for defeating the contract
ALL ABOVE THE LINE
Depends on whether the enemy were vulnerable of not and whether the contract was doubled or redoubled
Receive 50 points for each under-trick, if not vulnerable
Receive 100 points for each under-trick, if vulnerable
Enemy play in 4H and make 8 tricks = 100 pts if not vulnerable and 200, if vulnerable

7. Penalty points if the contract is DOUBLED (100/200 for first and 200/300 for each subsequent)
No of under-tricks
Not vulnerable
Vulnerable 1
100
200 2
300
500 3
800 4
700
1100 5
900
1400
IF CONTRACT WAS REDOUBLE THE
SCORE IS TWICE THAT OF A
DOUBLED CONTRACT

8. Winning the double contracts
Score for tricks made and bid is doubled
If this brings total over 100, you win the game, eg 2H doubled is 120 (60 times 2)
100 points for each overtrick, if vulnerable and 200, if not vulnerable – regardless of the denomination
Insult points – 50 for doubled contracts and 100 for redoubled
Example 2NT doubled and not vulnerable, made 10 tricks = 140 below the line; 250 above (200 for 2 overtricks and 50 for the insult)

9. Slam bonus (Slam bid and made)
Not Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Small slam
(12 tricks)
500
750
Grand slam
(all 13 tricks)
1000
1500

10. Rubber Bonus Rubber is best of three games
The side winning the rubber gets 700 if the enemy has not scored a game
500 points if enemy has made a game
HONOUR POINTS – A, K, Q, J, 10 in trumps
4 out of 5 – 100 points
All 5 honours – 150 points (also if 4 aces in NT contract)
Any of four player can score honour points and declare at any time.