Play Some BishDaily Challenge Recap
Hearts Is a Disaster; Clubs Wins 127 to 55 After Losing Two Tricks
You lose the first two tricks and still win the hand by a mile. The trump suit does the work from trick three onward.
The hand
Your first six cards are the 8 and 7 of hearts, the 6 of diamonds, the 10 and 8 of clubs, and the 6 of spades. The kitty is the 9 of spades, the Ace of diamonds and the 10 of hearts.
The decision
Hearts is the call that looks natural, with the 8, 7 and 10, and it loses 43 to 139. Opponent 2 holds the Ace, King and Jack. Diamonds loses 56 to 126.
Clubs wins 127 to 55. You hold only the 10 and 8, but your Partner holds the Jack, Queen, 9, and picks up the Ace and a 6 from the kitty. Spades wins as well, 109 to 73, so there is a second route if you prefer it.
The line that wins
The hard AI, playing all four seats with the cards face up, lost tricks one and two and won the other seven with clubs as trump.
Tricks 1 and 2: Opponent 2's Ace
The Ace of hearts takes 14, then the Ace of spades takes 21. The opponents bank 35 and have nothing left that wins.
Trick 4: Partner's Jack
Your Partner leads the Jack of clubs and you add the 10. The trick is worth 30.
Trick 9: Partner finishes
Your Partner leads the Queen of clubs for the last trick, 31 points with the bonus.
The takeaway
Losing early does not mean you chose wrong. The opponents' Aces are one-time trick winners, and once they are spent, a trump suit with the Jack, the Nine and the Ace has nothing left to fear. Count what the other side can win more than once, not what it can win first. Read why the Jack beats everything.