VP is counted for at least 5 deals.
Time is counted as follows:
one second delay is omitted after each trick;
the time of both teams in both rooms is added up and divided by 2;
the result is the team's average time for one hand in seconds.
Leading
without honours:
xx - even
xxx - odd
xxxx - even
xxxxx - odd
honours (also T):
Hx
Hxx
Hxxx
Hxxxx
sequence of honours:
AKx,
KDx, AK,
DWx, ADWx,
WTx, AWTx, KWTx,
AT9x, KT9x, DT9x
Discards
Fxx, Fxxx, Fxxxx
xx, xxx, xxxx, xxxxx
Quantitative signal
lower - higher - indicates an even number of cards in the suit;
higher - lower - indicates an odd number of cards in the suit,
Qualitative signal (on king or queen)
low blot - encourages to continue the lead (mark);
high blot - discourages to continue the lead (demark).
Lavinthal
on ace
on trump
on void