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| HOLDING | |
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| Four Aces | |
| Three Aces | |
| Two Aces and a Guarded | |
| King or Queen | |
| One Ace and a Guarded King | |
| or Queen in three other | |
| suits. | Declare No-Trump. |
| One Established Black Suit | |
| (Ace King Queen X X X) | |
| and one other Ace | |
| With a hand protected in three | |
| suits, provided it is a King | |
| or an Ace stronger than an | |
| average hand. | |
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| HOLDING | |
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|Holding six cards with an | |
| honour | Usually declare |
|Holding five cards with two | a Red |
| honours | Trump |
|Holding four cards with three | |
| good honours | |
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Avoid a weak diamond make at a love score or when behind on the game.
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Declare clubs at a score of 18 or more when reasonably assured of the
game.
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Declare spades at a score of 24 or more when reasonably assured of the
game.
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