Avoid all weak red makes on partner's pass.
Declare clubs instead of spades when you hold but one or two spades and a club suit of four or more cards including two honours.
Declare your best suit at a score of 24 all on the rubber game.
ORIGINAL LEADS AGAINST A DECLARED TRUMP
| LEAD | FROM |
| Ace | Ace and others Ace, King only |
| King | Ace, King, Queen Ace, King X |
| Queen | Queen, Jack, ten Queen, Jack, nine |
| Jack | Jack, ten XvJack X |
| Ten | King, Jack, ten Ten X |
| Nine | Nine X |
| Top Card | All short suits except King X X or Queen X X |
| 4th Best | All other combinations |
THE ORIGINAL LEAD AT NO-TRUMP
| LEAD | FROM |
| Ace | Ace, Queen, Jack, and others, with a re-entry card. |
| Ace, with 7 or more others. | |
| Ace, Queen, with 5 others. | |
| Ace, Jack, with 5 others. | |
| King | Ace, King, Queen, and others. |
| Ace, King, Jack, and others. | |
| Ace, King, ten, and 3 others, with a re-entry card. | |
| Ace, King, and 5 or more others. | |
| King, Queen, Jack, and others. | |
| King, Queen, ten, and others. | |
| King, Queen, and 5 others. | |
| Queen | Queen, Jack, ten, and others. |
| Queen, Jack, nine, and others. | |
| Ace, Queen, Jack, and others. No card of re-entry. | |
| Jack | Jack, ten, nine, and others. |
| Ten | King, Jack, ten, and others. |
| Highest or Second Best | A weak long suit containing no honour higher than ten. |
| 4th Best | Form other combinations. |