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Hand Evaluation in the Game of Contract Bridge

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It has become common practice in the game of Bridge to evaluate the Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks in a 13‐card hand in proportions 4:3:2:1. This paper considers the trick‐taking potential of combinations of these cards, with Tens also. On this basis we find optimal weightings for the top five cards. The optimal weightings are very close to the proportions 5:4:3:2:1.

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  • Richard Cowan, 1987. "Hand Evaluation in the Game of Contract Bridge," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 36(1), pages 58-71, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssc:v:36:y:1987:i:1:p:58-71
    DOI: 10.2307/2347845
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    1. Becchetti, Leonardo & Fiaschetti, Maurizio & Marini, Giancarlo, 2014. "Card games and economic behavior," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 112-129.
    2. Leonardo Becchetti & Maurizio Fiaschetti & Giancarlo Marini, 2012. "Card Games and Financial Crises," CEIS Research Paper 256, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 09 Oct 2012.

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