| 1. DON'T DOUBLE PART SCORES WITHOUT A TRUMP STACK |
| 2. On close decisions, BID YOUR GAME OR SLAM, especially vulnerable. |
| 3. DON'T SACRIFICE, unless you are only going down one trick. |
| 4. See No. 1 |
| 5. In competitive auctions, the FIVE LEVEL BELONGS TO THE OPPONENTS |
| 6. In competitive auctions, use PRINCIPLE OF MINIMUM REGRET to decide
whether to compete. example: two -50s are better than two -420s |
| 7. Don't double part scores without a TRUMP STACK. |
| 8. BE BOLD ON DEFENSE: risk an overtrick to beat a contract. |
| 9. When declaring, MAKE YOUR CONTRACT. Don't risk it to make
overtricks. Corollary to #9: It's OK to go down three to try to make a contract, rather than taking the safe play to go down only one. |
| 10. DON'T DOUBLE PART SCORES. |
| 11. Make SOUND PREEMPTS (AKxxxxx, KQJTxxx). |
| 12. Make FRISKY RAISES TO THE TWO-LEVEL. The opponents ain't gonna double them. |
| see Easybridge! 3 by Edith McMullin for more detail |