Four Ducks in a Pond

As West or East, decide your play to the crucial trick. If you win the trick,
state your next lead; otherwise enter “N” for your lead.

1.	2		West	North	East	South
E-W vul	A 3			1	1	2 NT
	K 7 6 5 3		Pass	3	Pass	3 NT
	K Q J 3 2		Pass	Pass	Pass
7 5 3
8 6 5 4
A 10 8
7 6 4		3 NT South

You lead the 7 and the play goes two, nine, queen. South leads the J.

Your play and lead?  

2.	A 8 2		West	North	East	South
Both vul	6 3			1	Pass	1
	K J 9 7 3		Pass	1 NT	Pass	4
	K J 3		Pass	Pass	Pass
Q 5 4
J 5
A 10 8 4 2
10 9 8		4 South

You lead the 10 and the play goes jack, queen, ace. South leads the 5.

Your play and lead?  

3.	Q J 5 2		West	North	East	South
None vul	10 9 8					1
	7 3		Pass	2	Pass	3
	A Q 5 3		Pass	4	Pass	Pass
A 9 4			Pass
Q 3 2
J 10 9 5 2
10 7		4 South

You lead the J and the play goes three, six, ace. South leads the 3.

Your play and lead?  

Quit

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4.	8 7 6 4		West	North	East	South
E-W vul	Q J					1
	Q 7		Pass	2	Pass	4
	K 8 7 3 2		Pass	Pass	Pass
J 5
K 8 6 2
K J 3
Q J 10 9		4 South

You lead the Q and the play goes two, five, ace. South leads the 3.

Your play and lead?  

5.	A K 8		West	North	East	South
N-S vul	7 2			1	Pass	1
	J 7 3		Pass	2	Pass	4
	K Q 8 7 6		Pass	Pass	Pass
7 6 2
Q J 10 4
A Q 4
A 10 2		4 South

You lead the Q and the play goes two, three, ace. South leads the 3.

Your play and lead?  

6.	3		West	North	East	South
Both vul	J 9 8 3					1 NT
	A 9 6 4		Pass	2	Pass	2
	K 7 6 5		Pass	4	Pass	Pass
		A Q 6 2	Pass
		5 4
		J 10 8 3
4 South		J 9 4

West leads the 2 and the play goes nine, four, six. The 3 is led from dummy.

Your play and lead?  

Quit

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7.	Q J 7		West	North	East	South
None vul	A 7 6 3					1 NT
	Q J 9		Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
	5 4 3		Pass
		6 2
		Q 8 5 4
		8 7 6 5
3 NT South		A J 6

West leads the 5 and the play goes jack, two, three. The 3 is led from dummy.

Your play and lead?  

8.	Q 4		West	North	East	South
N-S vul	A Q 8					1 NT
	8 7 6 4		Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT
	J 9 4 2		Pass	Pass	Pass
		K 10 9 8
		6 2
		A K 3
3 NT South		8 7 6 5

West leads the 3 and the play goes ace, two, four. The 4 is led from dummy.

Your play and lead?  

9.	Q 9 8 2		West	North	East	South
Both vul	A 9 7 4 3					1
	3		Pass	1	Pass	1
	A 8 7		Pass	3	Pass	4
		A 7 4	Pass	Pass	Pass
		Q 6 5 2
		A 7 5 4
4 South		5 3

West leads the Q and the play goes ace, three, two. The 3 is led from dummy.

Your play and lead?  

Quit

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© 1994 Richard Pavlicek