mamo2500 Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Does anybody know of a simple rime, letter combination or something that could help me remember to think of all the things I should think of before playing a hand?Particularly if I am excited or nervous I tend to forget to think B) Regards Marianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 I'd like one also. So far, all I have been using is: No-bo-dy knows the troubles I seen;No-bo-dy knows but Je-sus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 The first thing you should do is to count: * Count the combined HCP in both hands and calculate how many are missing.* Count your sure tricks.* Count your losers. Then use the information B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 The first thing you should do is to count: * Count the combined HCP in both hands and calculate how many are missing.* Count your sure tricks.* Count your losers. Then use the information B) That's a horrible song. I'll try... Count your winners, name them one-by-one.Count your losers, see what Pard has done!Count your many trumpies; count them til' they're gone.Rectify the count and see what that hath done! Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 * Count your sure tricks.* Count your losers. If that doesn't add up to 13; count your cards. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 onetwo three ha-ha-ha (for those of you familiar with sesame street) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 * Count your sure tricks.* Count your losers. If that doesn't add up to 13; count your cards. :) That cannot be true: I once held a hand with 20 sure tricks, no losers but only 13 cards :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Taking care of business ... Excerpt from Play Of The Hand With Blackwood by Easley Blackwood (1978) Over the years, many bridge writers have attempted to make the declarer’s lot an easier one by offering simple mnemonic devices to help him remember the steps he must go through before he plays to the first trick. My own device is the word “COB”, which stands for the following: C = Count your tricksO = Opening lead - what does it tell you?B = Bidding (or lack of it) by the opponents </end excerpt> This is a wonderful book! Also, see Watson's The Play of the Hand, Chapter XI, Planning The Play, for a very good, if less mnemotechnical, discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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