Lesson 4: Declarer Play

Lesson Four of Six Lessons for beginners and revisers. A first look at some of the basic techniques used in playing for tricks. Setting up long suits, trumping tricks and a simple finesse are covered with example hands to work through.

[@DanielMartinez316]

My apologies, what means duck in bridge?

[@oasisbridgetuition]

Not at all - thanks for asking! To duck a trick means to play a low card and lose the trick, rather than playing a higher card to win the trick. Sometimes it can be good to ‘duck’ a trick early on, saving your winning cards for later in the play. I hope this helps.

[@DanielMartinez316]

@@oasisbridgetuitionthank you