| 6.1 |
Even if they must play
the deal of the day quite quickly, that is no reason to give them
the contract and the lead. They are quite "big enough" to find all
that for themselves. |
| 6.2 |
The acquisition of the
concept of Trumps is far from easy. Go slowly and methodically. Put
them on the track that for several lessons you've been talking about
"No trumps". Why? …No doubt because it must be possible to play "with
trumps". Now you can give the definition of the word "Trump". |
| 6.3 |
After the example on
the board, show this power of trumps which allows you to combat the
strength of the opponents. But remind them of the condition: you must
have no cards left in the suit led by the opponent |
| 6.4 |
Don't introduce the notion
of a misfit. |
| 6.5 |
When you have spoken about
"a contract with Spades as trumps" specify he simplified and definitive
version: "a Spades contract". |
| 6.6 |
Insist "to the death"
on the necessity of having a "fit" in order to count distribution
points. Show the children by an example like this: my partner wants
to play Trumps in a suit where he has six cards and I have none; that
absence in my hand is no advantage at all because those are cards
which are in the opponents' hands…. |
| 6.7 |
Insist
on the fact that you can't count distribution points in No Trumps
because the short suits are a disadvantage. |
| 6.8 |
LOOK
OUT! This lesson is always
difficult for beginners of whatever age if they have never played
a game using Trumps. Be patient and progress slowly to leave no shadow
of a doubt and that various elements are logically connected. You
will have great difficulty if this concept is not clear in their minds
of the trump suit changing according to the deal, when soon will come
the unchanging hierarchy of the suits. |
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