Recap of the weekly games
Tips from "KANTAR ON BRIDGE"
Deduct one point for any singleton jack, queen or king, as well as OJ doubleton. If you still have 12 points including distribution, open; otherwise, pass
The following was written by Matthew Granovetter.
DO
An A-K combination is your first choice of leads.
Support Partner with three+ trumps whenever you conceivably can.
Open the bidding in your longest suit.
Double them for penalities when you have a nice trump stack, not just points.
Defend hands carefully while watching partner’s signals.
When declaring, study the hand before you call a card from dummy.
Concentrate.
DON’TS
Don’t lead an ace without the king.
Don’t pass partner’s preempt, then later back into the auction
Don’t overcall two of a minor with only a five-card suit.
Don’t pull partner’s penalty double.
Don’t break suits for declarer when he has to do it himself.
Don’t call a card from dummy until you have formulated a plan of play.
Don’t criticize partner until the end of the game. Then shoot him/her (just kidding).