3) Basic card play techniques

Learn to play the cards.

Card play rules based on position

The strategy which card to play changes according to your position in the trick.

First lead:

Determines other players strategy, has its own rules.

Second seat:

The second seat plays low, covers an honor with an honor, or wins the trick.

Third seat:

The third seat plays high unless you cannot beat the opponent. 

Last card:

Watch all the cards played and play accordingly.

Basic card play techniques

Technique 1:

Cashing winners.

Technique 2:

Sacryficing honors.

Technique 3:

Establishing length tricks.

Technique 4:

Scoring lower honors K, Q, J – expasing.

Technique 5:

Scoring lower honors K, Q, J – finessing.

Technique 6:

Scoring small trumps – ruffing.

Make a plan as a declarer

NT plan:

Making a plan in NT contracts.

Trump plan:

Making a plan in trump contracts.