Exercise 6F41   Main


Magical Trump Tricks


  by Richard Pavlicek

For each 5-card ending indicate the plays required to win the number of tricks stated.

1. S —
H K Q 3
D A 3
C —
Table 
Lead: D 3 
 
 
S A Q J
H A 2
D —
S win 5 SouthC —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

2. S —
H A 6 5
D 3 2
C —
Table 
Lead: H A 
 
 
S A J
H 4 3 2
D —
S win 3 SouthC —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

3. S —
H A 6 5
D A K
C —
Table 
Lead: D K 
 
 
S A Q 9 8
H 4
D —
S win 4 SouthC —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

  Quit

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4. S 9
H 3 2
D —
C 5 4
Table 
Lead: C 4 
 
 
S 8
H —
D 3 2
S win 3 SouthC A 3

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

5. S —
H A K
D A 4
C A
Table 
Lead: C A 
 
 
S A J 9 8
H —
D 2
S win 4 SouthC —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

6. S A J 10
H K
D 2
C —
Table 
Lead: H K 
 
 
S K
H A 4 3 2
D —
S win 5 SouthC —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

  Quit

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7. S 8
H K
D 2
C A 4
Table 
Lead: D 2 
 
 
S A J 10
H —
D —
S win 4 SouthC 3 2

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

8. S Q 6 5
H A K
D —
C —
Table 
Lead: H K 
 
 
S K 10 8 7
H —
D 3
S win 4 SouthC —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

9. S K Q
H A K
D —
C 2
Table 
Lead: H K 
 
 
S 10 9
H —
D 3 2
S win 4 SouthC 3

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

  Quit

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© 1994 Richard Pavlicek