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Play out all your trumps before making decision on key suit
Visualise layout of opponents’ suit to find crucial play
Jumping in new suit, above forcing level, must agree partner’s suit
Discovery play and logical deduction reveals position of hidden card
Take care to win with ambiguous card opposed to a revealing one
When signal is imminent, study low cards conscientiously
Remember auction, count to 13 and create winning opportunities
Simple plan requires extra thought to anticipate potential obstruction
Two bids that both partners ought to know
Logical suit-preference inference might yet save the day
Out of impenetrable mist, safest route begins to appear
Refuse hopeless position and plot superior chance
If a way home can be found, take it
Crucial ducks leave opponent stranded and impotent
When tricks are required from two suits, test in which order they should be played
Try unlikely safer methods if, should they fail, you retain the more promising, more dangerous one
Make opponent with long trumps ruff in before you
Solid, or semi-solid, suits good for no-trumps; poor quality suits better as trumps
Play out all trumps — something good may happen
Assumption of required position of cards sets up opportunity
One lowly high card promoted into crucial tenth trick
Major suits provide cheaper competition and high-scoring contracts
Set up hand to ensure that, however unwilling, opponents provide assistance
When partner plays an unexpected card, assume a message must be inferred
Passive defence allows declarer to find winning line
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