Hand Evaluation in the Game of Contract Bridge

Richard Cowan

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, 1987, vol. 36, issue 1, 58-71

Abstract: 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.

Date: 1987
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