Beginner 6: Defence and scoring

“Helen, on Tuesday I was defending, and my partner played the nine of spades on my ace. And then she looked at me.” Rules to remember: One: against no-trump, lead the top of a sequence, or the fourth highest of your longest suit. Two: against a suit contract, lead partner's suit, the top of a sequence, or a singleton, and don't lead away from an ace. Three: from three cards headed by an honour in partner's suit, lead low. Four: a high card encourages, a low card discourages. And five: game is worth three hundred not vulnerable, five hundred vulnerable, and a part-score is worth fifty. Read the lesson: https://victorianbridgecentre.com.au/lessons/beginner/workbook#l6 Full transcript: https://victorianbridgecentre.com.au/lessons/beginner/podcast/#ep6 Bridge Homework is a free course from The Bridge Centre: https://victorianbridgecentre.com.au/