User Manual

Chapter 5: Use of the Bridgemate® II scoring devices 39
keys. If the declarer is North, press N/S once. If the declarer is South, press this key twice. Ditto if the
declarer is East or West. The screen is displayed as follows:
Entering lead card (optional)
If you have specified in Bridgemate settings that lead cards must be entered, the Bridgemate will ask
you to enter the lead card. If not, this line will not be visible and the input position will jump to result
instead.
Select the lead card using keys 2 to 9, 10, J, Q, K or A and the card type using ♣, ♦, ♥ or ♠. You are
free to decide in which order to enter the card and the card suit.
Entering the result
Once you have finished playing the board, you can enter the result. When the contract has been
exactly made, press the = key. To indicate overtricks, use the + key and enter the number of
overtricks. For downtricks, use the – key.
Depending on the settings in BCS, the result can also be entered as the total number of tricks won or
by using the American style (tricks made/down). The standard method is entering overtricks or
downtricks and is used in this manual.
Verification by east and confirmation of board result
Once you have entered the contract, the lead card and the result, press OK. The message
"Verification by east" will now be displayed, including the number of score points which are calculated
by the Bridgemate. Depending on the Bridgemate setting, the number of score points will be displayed
as assigned to the North/South pair or to the declarer.
The Bridgemate must now be passed to East to verify the entered data.
In a short while, the screen will automatically change and repeat all the information previously entered
by North. The verification screen will for example be displayed as follows:
The board data entered by North is displayed on one total screen.