small slam

Thân thiện

A player celebrates after making a small slam in a game of bridge.

Definition

Noun: 1. A contract bridge bid and hand in which declarer wins twelve of the thirteen possible tricks: In the card game contract bridge, a "small slam" is a bid to take twelve tricks (out of the thirteen available) with a specified suit or no trump as trumps. Successfully fulfilling this contract yields a high bonus score.

Usage

• The term is used specifically in the context of contract bridge to describe a specific, high-level contract and the hand that fulfills it.
• It is a standard scoring term. The related, more difficult contract is a "grand slam" (winning all thirteen tricks).

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Bidding a small slam: The process of offering to contract for twelve tricks. This often involves sophisticated bidding conventions to assess the partnership's combined strength and control of suits.
• Small slam bonus: The extra points awarded for bidding and making a small slam contract. This bonus is higher if the declaring side is "vulnerable" (has already won one game in the rubber).

Variants and Related Words

• Grand Slam (Noun): The contract and hand in which declarer wins all thirteen tricks.
• Slam (Noun): A general term for either a small slam or a grand slam.
• Bridge (Noun): The card game in which this term is used.

Synonyms

• Little Slam: An alternative, less common term for a small slam.

Related Phrases

• To bid a small slam: To make the offer to win twelve tricks.
• To make a small slam: To successfully win the required twelve tricks after having bid it.
• Small slam doubled: A small slam contract that an opponent has "doubled," increasing the penalty for failure and the reward for success.

Học thuật

Noun

1. winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge

Từ đồng nghĩa

• little slam