Practice of Bumblepuppy.
“This is an anti-Christian game,
Unlawful both in thing and name.”—Hudibras.
(1) Lead a singleton whenever you have one.
(2) With two small trumps and no winning card lead a trump.
(3) Ruff a suit of which your partner clearly holds best, if you are weak in trumps.
(4) Never ruff anything if you are strong.
(5) Never return your partner’s trump if you can possibly avoid it, unless he manifestly led it to bring in a suit of which you led a singleton.
(6) Deceive him whenever you get a chance.