Deal 78	♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ?		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♠ pass  BID      You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
	♠ K J 6 2 ♥ K 7 3 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 6 2

 

Deal 78	♠ Q 10 9 7 4 3 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ K Q 8 ♣ 3		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♠ pass 3♠ pass 4♠ pass pass pass With four trumps and 11-12 points you have a pretty standard limit raise. So you bid 3♠ and partner raises to game. North would play 4♠. Click ROTATE
	♠ K J 6 2 ♥ K 7 3 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 6 2

 

Deal 78	♠ K J 6 2 ♥ K 7 3 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 6 2		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♠ pass 3♠ pass 4♠ pass pass pass South plays 4♠. West leads the ♥Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
	♠ Q 10 9 7 4 3 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ K Q 8 ♣ 3

 

Deal 78	♠ K J 6 2 ♥ K 7 3 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 6 2		South plays 4♠. West leads the ♥Q. Losers: ♠ 1 : ♥ 1 : ♦ 1 : ♣ 1 : Total = 4 You have a loser in each suit and must eliminate one of them. Since the defense can take their Aces whenever they want to you need to find a place to put your "slow" ♥ loser. There are two possibilites, but each must be tried immediately because once you lose the lead the defenders will set up their ♥. You could win the ♥ in your hand and lead toward the ♣K. If West holds ♣A you can establish the ♣K for a ♥ discard. You could win in dummy and set up a ♦ no matter which defender holds ♦A. You could then discard a ♥ from dummy on your good ♦. This is obviously the better choice since it works with any distribution. Win the first trick with dummy's ♥K and play ♦J. Continue ♦s until they take the ♦A. Win their return with your ♥A and discard dummy's ♥7 on your good ♦. Only then do you start on trumps. Click NEXT to see the full deal.
	♠ Q 10 9 7 4 3 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ K Q 8 ♣ 3

 

Deal 78	♠ K J 6 2 ♥ K 7 3 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 6 2		It was wise to choose to set up your ♦ rather than dummy's ♣K because the ♦ play did not depend on a fortunate placement of the cards. A very important part of this Plan was where you chose to win the first trick. Since entries are a problem with either hand you had to save the high ♥ as entry to the hand that would have the eventual winner.  Deal 79
♠ 8 ♥ Q J 10 4 ♦ A 9 5 3 ♣ Q J 9 5		♠ A 5 ♥ 9 6 5 ♦ 10 7 6 2 ♣ A 10 8 4
	♠ Q 10 9 7 4 3 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ K Q 8 ♣ 3