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Detail specifications 71AG - Level 2 ★
Leading with Trumps : suit preference signal
Leading with trumps
Without a good lead in your hand, lead trumps. This will be a a suit preference signalfor your P : when he's in hand, he will play the suit called for : * With a sequence headed with at least one honor,
Without a good lead in your hand, lead trumps. This will be a a suit preference signalfor your P : when he's in hand, he will play the suit called for : * With a sequence headed with at least one honor,
- a low card is a preference signal for the lowest-ranked suit
- a high-ranked card is a preference signal for the higher-ranking suit.
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Exercise 3824 as South, without a good lead, choose trump. the card played will tell your partner which suit to get back to you, if he is in hand. Here the 7 ♠ is a preference signal for ♥ return (the highest non trump suit).
Trump leads : examples
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Exercise 3822 Here lead with the 2 of trumps to signal a preference for the lowest-ranked suit (♣). Avoid leading a doubleton if you aren't sure you will be back in hand.
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