| Show POINTS ON CARDS Showing the Value of Inference as Applied Ap-plied to a Trump Hand In the following hand the remarks in I parentheses are made by A to himself as the game progresses He does not know of course what the others have although in following the hand out it is desirable to place the cards face up on the table A and C play against B and D The hands are as follows A Las k kn 4 and 3 of spades akand5 j of clubs 2 of ffikmonds and a kn 10 9 I and 4 of hearts AlB i Al-B hasaq 7 G j and 2 of spades kn and 3 I of clubs a S and of diamonds and k Sand S-and 5 of hearts C has 9 of spades 10907 and 2 of clubs q kn 10 9 and 7 6f diamonds and G and 3 of hearts I D has 108 and5 > of spades q 8 and 4 of I clubs k G 4 ani3 of diamonds and q 7 i and 2 of hearts 3 of spades turned up by A I First Round B a spades C 9 spades has no card below the 9 May have 10 and q I or both but extremely improbable as what would B beheading his ace of trumps from D 5 spades has only three or less I as otherwise he would echo by playing an i unnecessarily high card which he doesnt I do as I have the 4 and 3 and the 2 was I turned up A 3 spades I Second RoundB 6 spades had only five spades originally as this is his fourth best and he holds only the 2 under it C 2 clubs his strong suit Five spades have been played already B has three left I have three left l Then there are two more out And as C has no more why D holds them D 10 spades then ho probably has one smaller but he may have the q and be finessing the 10 No Because B wouldnt have led that A on the first round unless f it had been backed up by an honor A Kn I epades I I Third RoundA a hearts to show my partner what my long suit is Now my I I play is if possible to force Bs hand B 5 hearts C 3 hearts D 2 hearts I Fourth HoundA IT clubs ffjs Innf suit I I which I may be able to establish for him II B 3 clubs C G clubs D 4 clubs Fifth RoundA a clubs B kn clubs I j probably has no more but may have q C 7 clubs D 8 clubs Sixth Round A k spades I play this to get out that remaining trump of Ds so that he wont have achance to trump with itB 2 spades C 6 hearts he must have some diamonds dia-monds as ho wouldnt be likely to throwaway throw-away from his strongest suits now D 8 spades Alii I now A has the q and a small one left Perhaps I can work in my trump before he has a chance to get the lead Seventh RoundA U diamonds B a diamonds No B is too smart for me If ho hadnt had that a of diamonds I might have gota chance to trump diamond on the next round C 7 diamonds D 3 diamonds dia-monds Eighth Round B q spades C 9 diamonds D 4 diamonds A 4 spades Tho inquiring student can finish the hand for himself It is an extremely interesting inter-esting one Tost MASSON |
