<P> A common play among more experienced or skilled players is for a player who realizes that they cannot help but win all remaining tricks to simply lay down their hand and declare "the rest are mine" or similar . This is known as "TRAMing", and can help speed play of the game . An obvious situation in which a player could "TRAM" is if, with three tricks left to play, the leading player sees that they hold the AKQ ♠ . No matter which card they play, no other player will be able to beat that card (as the player holds the only cards that can), and the same will be true for the next two tricks . Usually, situations in which TRAMing is appropriate are less clear - cut, and involve keeping track of the cards that have been played to determine whether any player could beat a particular card . </P> <P> A player who TRAMs when it is possible for another player to win at least one trick is penalized either by having to play the remainder of the hand with their cards exposed, by forfeiting all remaining tricks (at the discretion of the player who would otherwise take the trick, to prevent intentional false TRAMing that would give the player an advantage), or by forfeiting their bid (the hand will be scored as if that player failed to make their bid regardless of the number of tricks they take). It is always acceptable for players to play the remainder of tricks normally, even if they are positive they will take all remaining tricks . </P> <P> Once the final trick is played, the hand is then scored . Many variants for scoring exist; what follows is the basic method . </P> <P> Once a hand is completed, the players count the number of tricks they took and, in the case of partnerships or teams, the members' trick counts are summed to form a team count . </P>

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