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The Top 10 Spades Conventions ATTITUDE LEADS -- You are on lead against the opponents.

If tural sequence lead (e.g. K-Q-J of a suit), you must make a low card (2-5) of a suit indicates that you have some high t suit. Leading a middle card (6-9) indicates that you have confuse with "HIGH-LOW" system). you do not have a na selection. Leading a card strength in tha a weak suit. (Do not

THE "BIG FIVE" BID -- This is called the "Carney-DeNino Convention," named after its creators. If you bid before your partner, a five bid will show that you hav e at least (in Spades) the Ace or King, AND a range of 4-6 tricks. This will all ow partner to consider a Nil if he/she has a safe hand and a potential trump los er such as the King or Queen or Jack. Obviously, the trump suit of partner canno t be of more than three-card length, and preferably low cards accompanying the h onor card. This is probably the most useful and confusing convention that we fin d ourselves explaining frequently. However, it will allow your partner to bid Ni l on much more risky hands (even with the KS!) and those extra Nils can easily l ead to more wins. HIGH-LOW SIGNAL -- This is a very useful gadget that applies to Club, Diamond, o r Heart holdings. If you hold two and ONLY two cards from Deuce through the Jack in the same suit, you play the higher of your two cards on the first round of t hat suit, and then your low card on the second round. This alerts partner that y ou can trump the third round of the same suit. This system should not be used wi th K-x or Q-x of a suit, as the honor cards are just too valuable to be wasted. LEAD SEQUENCE (In the side suits) -- The lead of a King promises the Queen in th e same suit, and the lead of the Queen promises the Jack in the same suit (and d enies the King!). The lead of an Ace followed by a lower "spot" card promises TW O and only TWO cards in the side suit that is led. LOW-HIGH CONVENTION (In the side suits) -- The lead or play of a low card in the same suit followed by a higher card on the next round of that suit promises at least three cards in that suit. TRUMP ECHO (Spade suit only) -- If partner leads a high Spade, and you play a mi ddle Spade on this lead, and then produce a lower Spade on the next lead of trum p, you are promising possession of the Ace, King, or Queen of Spades. SECOND HAND LOW -- This is a system, standard for Bridge and Whist, in which the second hand (after a lead from the Right Hand Opponent), plays low in order to give partner a chance to win the trick Of course, if the RHO leads an honor card , it should be covered if possible. There are exceptions to this depending on th e bagging situation, and your bid. THIRD HAND HIGH -- Kindred to #7 is the "Third Hand High" Rule. The player in th ird seat position, after a lead of suit by his partner, must play his highest ca rd possible in order to prevent the last player from winning a cheap trick. Yes, there are also exceptions here, too -- but third hand high is usually the prope r play. TRUMP "FLUSH" -- The lead of a trump by partner (after Spades have been broken) is a demand for you to play your highest trump possible (unless your Right Hand Opponent has produced a trump you cannot beat!). This enables partner to have sp ecific information of the Spade suit. NIL REVERSE DISCARDS -- If you are the Nil bidder, and you have a completely saf e side suit, the proper discarding pattern is to play a low card first, and then a higher card on the next round of that suit. Partner will then know not to tru mp this suit, and can save Spades for later in the hand.

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