Deal 40	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 3♥ pass  BID    You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ A K 9 8 6 5 3 ♥ 6 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ 5 2

 

Deal 40	♠ 7 ♥ A J 9 8 7 5 4 ♦ 8 ♣ K 10 6 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 3♥ pass pass pass You really really want to say 3♠. Here are three good reasons you shouldn't. You have 9 ♥s between you. You may have only 7 ♠s. If you bid 3♠ partner may bid again. You haven't been doubled. North would play 3♥. Click ROTATE
	♠ A K 9 8 6 5 3 ♥ 6 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ 5 2

 

Deal 40	♠ A K 9 8 6 5 3 ♥ 6 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ 5 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 3♥ pass pass pass South plays 3♥. West leads the ♠Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ 7 ♥ A J 9 8 7 5 4 ♦ 8 ♣ K 10 6 3

 

Deal 40	♠ A K 9 8 6 5 3 ♥ 6 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ 5 2		South plays 3♥. West leads the ♠Q. It turns out there was a fourth reason not to bid 3♠ - the opponents might lead the suit. Losers: ♠ 0 : ♥ 1/2 : ♦ 1 : ♣ 4 : Total = 6/7 The ♠ lead is about the best thing that could have happened to you. You win with dummy's ♠A and play ♠K, discarding your ♦. You then lead a small ♣, covering anything East plays. You'd like to ruff a ♣ if you can, but if they play trumps to stop you then you'd like the trump play to come from West. West leads the ♥3, East plays the ♥K, and you win with the ♥A. You play a small ♣. If the defender who wins the ♣ doesn't play another trump then you can ruff your third ♣ in dummy. If the defender DOES play a trump, then you lose only one trump trick. You end up going down 1, which is pretty good. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ 7 ♥ A J 9 8 7 5 4 ♦ 8 ♣ K 10 6 3

 

Deal 40	♠ A K 9 8 6 5 3 ♥ 6 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ 5 2		Some contracts are impossible. So you just play to keep the damage as low as possible.  Deal 41
♠ Q J 10 ♥ 3 ♦ K 10 9 6 2 ♣ A J 9 4		♠ 4 2 ♥ K Q 10 ♦ A J 7 5 3 ♣ Q 8 7
	♠ 7 ♥ A J 9 8 7 5 4 ♦ 8 ♣ K 10 6 3