6. Variants & House Rules
Event Formats
- Pairs events, normally matchpointed, are the most common club format
- Teams events compare two tables playing the same boards in opposite directions, normally scored in IMPs
- Individual events change partnerships during the session (Law 4)
Rubber Bridge
- The social ancestor of the duplicate game: hands are dealt and played once, with no board and no comparison
- Scoring runs across a rubber rather than per deal, so the Laws of Duplicate Bridge do not apply in full
The Director
- The Director is the official representative of the Tournament Organizer and is responsible for on-site technical management (Law 81A, 81B)
- The Director — not the players — has the responsibility for rectifying irregularities (Law 81C)
- Call the Director as soon as an irregularity is noticed; players should never agree a remedy between themselves