To read deals from played boards to get hand records is useful when the players have dealt at the tables.

You must be careful when you move the played hands from the board to the hopper so that you do not change the order. You should start with North's hand (in the bottom) and continue (from left to right in the board) with East, West and South (on top of the deck).

The hands will be put back in the boards in the same order. That is to say, the deals in the boards will not be changed if you do Read correctly.