A
concept in
bridge scoring. When a
bridge contract is made,
a certain number of points corresponding to the
trump suit and
level of the contract are scored
below the line. A
partnership
needs to
accumulate 100 points
below the line in order to win a
game. Sometimes this happens in a single hand at a sufficiently high
level. Hands played (successfully) for lesser contracts result in a
part score, or part of the score needed for game, below the line,
reducing the amount needed to reach game on the next hand.
When one side reaches game, a new line is drawn, and any part score
the other side had is moved above the line (thus ceasing to be
a part score).
Also used to describe the smaller contracts which result in part scores
if successful.