Journalist Leads

Versus NT Contracts:

A:   from AK and another honor

      Partner unblocks any honor

      or gives count

K:  from AK  or KQ

Q:  from QJ - also may be from

      KQT9 asking for unblock of Jack

J:  denies a higher honor and shows the 10

T:  Ten promises a higher honor

      i.e AJT  AT9  KJT  KT9  QT9  etc

9:   from T9 and promises NO honor cards

Low from other honor holdings

2nd highest from small card holdings xxx...

Versus Suit Contracts:

From 2 touching honors the 2nd highest is led

K from AK   Q from KQ  J from QJ etc

8 or lower is led from xx...

3rd best from an even number

lowest from an odd number

Compiled by Lorne Russell 2005