1. 1. 2. MINI BRIDGE - WINTER 2016 - WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT LAST REVISED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2016 READING Read the Week 2 handout titled Taking More Tricks When Playing Without a Trump Suit. Bring your questions about this material to next week's class. EXERCISES How many high card points does each hand hold? Consider the high card point announcements shown on the right. a) Which player dealt the hand? a) b) c) d) ♠ AQ987 ♥ 75 ♦ KQ8 : J32 ♠ KQ84 ♥ 75 ♦ AQ98 : Q53 ♠ Q84 ♥ KQ7 ♦ AQ98 : KJ3 ♠ Q84 ♥ KQ75 ♦ AQ95 : J6 b) Which partnership is the declaring partnership? c) Which partnership is the defending partnership? d) Which player is the declarer? e) Which player is the dummy? f) Should declarer try for a game score bonus? g) Which player leads the first card on the first trick? East 8 HCP South 15 HCP West 5 HCP North 12 HCP 40 HCP Consider the following hands for the East-West partnership. Will this partnership declare or defend the contract? If declaring: a) Who will declare the contract? b) Who will be the dummy? c) Should declarer name a trump suit or no trump? d) Should declarer try for a part score or a game score? 3. WEST ♠ QJ9 ♥ KQ 9 8 2 ♦ A5 : K85 EAST ♠ T62 ♥ JT7 ♦ 982 : AQ62 Consider the following hands for the East-West partnership. Will this partnership declare or defend the contract? If declaring: a) Who will declare the contract? b) Who will be the dummy? c) Should declarer name a trump suit or no trump? d) Should declarer try for a part score or a game score? 4. WEST ♠ AKQ ♥ 987 ♦ KJ542 : 97 EAST ♠ 763 ♥ KQJT ♦ AQ63 : A8 WEEK 1 • PAGE 13