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These terms are used in contract bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in whist, bid whist, the obsolete game auction bridge, and other trick-taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card game terms.
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- 1 2 Jamieson, Peter (2007?). "Tim Seres 1/4/1925 – 27/9/2007". Peter Jamieson. clairebridge.com. Acknowledging Debra Jopson, "Quite Simply, The Master", National Times, 27 May 1983. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
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- ↑ {Interview with Tim Seres, champion Australian contract bridge player}: Summary. WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- 1 2 Tim Seres Retrieved 17 Dec 2014
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- ↑ Manley, p. 495.
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- Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
