User Manual

Chapter 5: Use of the Bridgemate® II scoring devices 40
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.
East verifies the data displayed on the verification screen. If this data is incorrect, East will press
CANCEL to edit the data. If the result is correct, East will press the ACCEPT function key to confirm
the result. The message “Entry completed” will now be displayed. The data is saved and sent to the
server.
Overview of percentage achieved and previous results (optional)
After East has confirmed the board result, players have feedback options for viewing their achieved
result and board results achieved by other pairs. Depending on the Bridgemate settings, the following
information can be displayed:
• Achieved percentage for the entered board result
• Overview of scores of other pairs on the entered board
The percentage is shown directly after the board result has been transmitted to the server. The server
calculates the percentage by reviewing the other scores registered on the board, the value of the
entered score and how the entered score compares with the other scores. This percentage will have
little significance at the start of a session. As the session progresses, the percentage will approximate
the actual end percentage on the board.