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Defensive Signals
I. Attitude Signals
A. Attitude signals are the most common signals and the easiest to understand.
B. If partner plays a high spot on the card you have led he wants you to continue the suit. If partner plays a low spot card he wants you to switch to another suit.
C. You must watch the spots carefully to be sure that partner is signaling encouragement or discouragement. Sometimes his smallest spot may be an 8 or 9. Sometimes his highest spot may be the 3 or 4.
D. Against no trump most experienced players play a small spot card in the suit that they don’t want on the first discard.
II. Count signals
A. Partner plays high low to show an even number of cards in a suit and plays up the line to show shortness in a suit.
B. There are two instances in which count should be given rather than attitude.
1. You wish to ruff and you play high low to let partner know you can ruff the third round of a suit.
2. Declarer has a long suit on the board missing the ace and you want to tell partner how many times to duck.
III. Suit preference
A. In suit preference a high card says play the higher ranking of the suits other than trumps. A low card says play the lower ranking of the suits other than trumps.
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