Please God it may turn out the ace of trumps and not the two.
Ruffing a winning card in order to draw trumps and score two.
With two trumps and two aces, lead trumps as early as possible, if your opponents have not done so for you.
By too light an assistance you may tempt him into a lone hand, under the impression that one or two big trumps are out of his way.
B leads the seven of diamonds, D trumps with the nine of clubs, and A plays the queen of diamonds.
If you take the first trick by trumping a suit, your play is then dependent upon the value of your remaining trumps and the turn-up.
With one or two trumps and two aces, lead trumps, whether through assistance or not.
If A goes over the ten of trumps with his right in the first trick, he will be euchred.
Assist with left and another; dependent upon the score, two trumps and two aces.
If the right is not turned, lead trumps through the assisting hand.
Don't lead the ten of clubs by mistake for the ace of trumps and then get mad and jump seventeen feet in the air because they refuse to let you pull it back.
Don't forget what is trumps more than eighteen times during one hand.
When your opponent trumps an ace don't ever hit him carelessly across the forehead with the bric-a-brac.
While Yates was getting the arms, Trumps slipped out by the garden gate and caught a glimpse of our friend; he saw him take the lantern up and fling it down and run.
Well, Hazeltine and I had got within a yard or two of it and the knave of trumps in the rear with a sword or something, when, by George!
The seven of trumps may be either declared or exchanged for the turn-up after winning a trick, and before drawing.
The second player has two open aces, and wins the ace of hearts with the seven of trumps and exchanges.
The seven of trumps can be exchanged by the winner of the trick containing it; and if the turn-up card is one that can be used in declaring, it becomes an open card when exchanged.
The seven of trumps when not exchanged is scored for by the player winning the trick containing it.
Aces you have three Trumps of either sorts: First, the Black Suit is to be preferr'd before the Red, because there are fewer Trumps of it.
You was turned up Trumps originally; and Trumps you must be, till you die!
Trumps was shut out, and there they were yelling for the old pacer!
Trumps stood it as long as flesh and blood could, and then jumped into the air, in a heart-broken, tired break.
Trumps is done fur, Ben Butler, but Lizzette--what will Travis do?
But Trumps was not equal to the clip which Travis had made cyclonic, knowing the horse was sadly distressed.
Away Trumps and Lizzette went, forgetful of all else, while the old man trailed behind, talking to, soothing, coaxing the old horse and driving him as only a master could.
They got the word at the first score, Trumps and Lizzette going at it hammer and tongs--Ben Butler, as usual, trailing.
Why, man, she is a second Breslaw with a pack; I have known her deal four honours, nine trumpsto herself three times in the course of one rubber, and not cut a higher card to her adversary than a three during the whole evening.
The advantage generally acknowledged to be the greatest in the possession of a hand strong in trumps is to draw the adversaries' trumps for the bringing in of your own or your partner's long suit.
Another variation is, that any player who may turn up a knave or a five of any suit excepting trumps shall pay one counter to the pool.
Do not lead a thirteenth card, unlesstrumps be out.
Exchanging or playing the seven of trumps counts 10.
The value of the cards is the same as in Whist, except that the knave of trumps and the other knave of the same colour take precedence over the remainder of the trumps.
Even Hoyle, in a plan laid out by him as a kind of aid to the memory, recommends that the trumps should be placed to the left of all the other suits, the best or strongest suit next, and the weakest last on the right hand.
The seven of trumps also does not count ten points.
When A plays hearts, B trumps and returns a diamond, which A trumps and returns a heart, and so on.
As a general rule, it is only right to lead trumps when strong in them, therefore your partner's lead of trumps should be returned immediately.
If clubs were trumps then the knave of that suit would be highest card, and knave of spades the next.
The partner could only play the trumps dealt out to him.
And who in a game of whist would blame his partner for holding no trumps in his hand?
When one relies on instinct to remind one of what the trumps are, or how many of them have been played, there is bound to be a slip-up every so often.
She had played trumps when he was least expecting them.
Lead trumps if you are weak in spades, but hold a strong suit hand.
The majority of hands will be covered by the following rules: If spades have been doubled and you hold four or more trumps you should usually lead trumps.
The dealer should NOT declare no-trumps With a strong heart and a doubtful no-trump hand, Or When the game can be won with a trump suit.
This is particularly true when there is an established suit in the dummy hand; for then the dealer may be able to exhaust trumps and discard his own losing cards on this established suit.
She turned up trumps when she tackled the Arab," Peter reminded him.
If the season turns up trumps I'll make the odd trick.
His father refused to play bridge on principle, because he could never remember how many trumps were out.
I left it to my partner," said Scaife, "and the fool went no trumps holding two missing suits.
If you'd confided in me first I could have told you what's trumps with Uli.
Before attempting to get the trumps out, he must allow Y to trump these losing cards.
If either adversary held four trumps this would be ruinous.
It would be wrong to continue his original lead of spades, as the dealer could then stop the lead of trumps and give dummy the ruff.
A can continue to force the strong trump hand, but as the trumps are evidently all established in the dealer’s hand, it would enable the dealer to take out the remaining trumps and make the spades.
As there are but six trumps in the two hands, Z knows that one adversary must hold at least four trumps, and should the force be taken and the trumps led, the adversaries would make the entire suit of diamonds.
If the diamond is led from Y’s hand for Z to trump, the adversaries must obtain the lead at the next trick, and would promptly lead trumps to prevent any further ruffing.
A hand with five trumps and an established suit is a difficult one for the adversaries to defeat.
As B holds protection in all of the suits, his best play is to lead trumps through the strong hand.
Z can exhaust the trumps and make the club suit, but will then be left with two losing diamonds.
A infers from his partner’s lead of trumps that he holds strength in the other suits, and the ten of diamonds is undoubtedly his best play.
Z hopes to find an honour in trumpswith his partner which would enable him to exhaust the trumps and make his suit.
There are two lines of play that could be adopted by the dealer in this hand, one to exhaust the trumps and try for the spade suit, the other to try to establish a ruff in the weaker hand.
The dealer after taking the force leads trumps in order to bring in the established spade suit.
The trumps held in the two hands are in sequence from the six to the queen, and should B have the king of trumps three times protected, the lead must be kept in Y’s hand.
The trumps and psaltery played to wine, Although no drums were beating; For six months sat the Rodenstein, To Rhine wine measures treating.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "trumps" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
