19:32:04 From RACHEL's iPad To Everyone:
	Can you explain the tip for today? The rule of 14
19:37:14 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	Partner will have AT MOST the number of points that the Rule of 14 suggests.  
        If the declaring side has a few more, then we'll have a few less :)
19:42:00 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	These are the lesson hands. please download them to follow along. :)
19:47:20 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	🪁 When your lead agreement is 4th from longest and strongest, if you lead the 4 … 
        then later play the 3, you must now have at least 5 pieces.
19:49:56 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	Rule of 7 tells you how many rounds of the suit to HOLD UP as Declarer, when you just have one stopper in the suit.
	7 - (pieces between declarer and dummy, which is 5) = 5
	7 - 5 = 2 …… HOLD UP TWICE
19:52:22 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	The Rule of 7 works in any NT contract.
	It depends HOW MANY CARDS that YOU as Declarer and the Dummy have combined.
	Subtract that from 7, to find the number of times you should duck.
19:55:57 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	If you duck once with AKx, you will still cut the communication 
        between the defenders if the split is 5-2 or even 4-3.
19:58:46 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	LESSON HANDS FOR THE TAKING... download here :)
20:08:56 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	OPENER is DESCRIBER
	    🟠🟡🟢
	RESPONDER USUALLY PLACES THE CONTRACT.
	After hearing two bids from Opener, and Responder is looking at her hand... 
        responder has a very good idea about both the strain and the level.
20:10:20 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	MAKE SURE you make forcing bids as responder so you don't 
        get dropped before getting to the right place!  	
	Every time a responder changes suits, it's 100% forcing! 🎈
20:11:03 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	Opening Lead: 3 ♥️ 
	4th from the longest unbid major. When the opponents do not bid Stayman, it is advisable to lead a major not a minor.
20:12:29 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	In NT, if one of us only has a KING in a suit, and that's the only stopper, 
        then we should be Declarer... so that the lead of that suit comes into your hand.
	But otherwise, if you don't have to worry about stoppers, the stronger hand should be Declarer.
        The weaker one should be Dummy.
20:13:32 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	But if it's about even with the points, it's all about who is better suited with the honors.
        If you have Aces, it doesn't matter.  The one who has a King and no Ace, that partner should be the Declarer.
20:14:21 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	How do you know?  You don't know for sure. Think about you and partner bidding up to 3NT, 
        and partner avoided bidding a suit (or avoided bidding NT), and you have the King in that suit.  Then it's you :)
20:14:51 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	1H        2C
	2D        3C
20:15:29 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	If you are opener, and that 3C hand didn't bid NT...
        and you have the King of spades... you should be declarer :)
20:17:37 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	🧁 13-15 points responding to partner's opener, with no major and all the stoppers... responder bids 3NT.
20:18:03 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	OPENER IS DESCRIBER, REMEMBER!
20:21:28 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	When there are no majors bid and they end up in NT, it's usually a good idea to lead a major.
	Same if they open NT, and the responder does not use Stayman…. a major suit lead is often a good lead.
20:27:47 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	The Rule of 7 works in any NT contract.
	It depends HOW MANY CARDS that YOU as Declarer and the Dummy have --- combined.
	Subtract that from 7, to find the number of times you should duck.
20:31:13 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	When one of us bids NT after the opponents throw in a bid, 
        the one of us that bids NT promises a stopper in the opponents' suit. :)
20:34:56 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	This is the archive where you can find all the videos and all the Community Game lessons:         https://www.acbl.org/portfolio/community-games/
20:35:02 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
        Thank you for coming!  See you Thursday! :)
20:35:17 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	You can check out tonight’s results on Live for Clubs:  
        https://my.acbl.org/club-results/909994
20:35:25 From Lynn Chapin To Everyone:
	Bookmark this link to the FREE LESSON: 
        https://acbl-org.zoom.us/j/2364960804?pwd=a3QrbW9EMmhLdWE5ZkM5QXArVzQvUT09