The cards are then turned over and the winner of the trick leads the first card for the next trick.If either defender wins a trick, it counts as a trick for their side. Each person plays a card in turn clockwise and whoever puts down the highest card wins the trick, any trump beating any card in another suit.

The first person to lead a card is the player on the left of the declarer.

The goal for a part-score is 7 tricks, and the goals for game contracts are 9 tricks in no-trumps, 10 tricks in He announces either 'part-score' or 'game' and either no-trumps or a specific trumps suit.

The dummy's hand is put down on the table for all to see and declarer chooses the contract.

If both players have the same number of points, then declarer is the one who announced their points first. The person on the declaring side with the most points becomes the declarer and their partner becomes the dummy. If both sides have twenty points, redeal the cards.

The pair with the most points between them becomes the declaring side, the other pair become the defending side.

Each player announces their points starting with the dealer and going clockwise round the table.Each player estimates the value of their hand by using a scale of points for the high cards.The cards are dealt out one by one to the four players, playing in two partnerships sitting opposite each other, thirteen cards each.

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