Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: ca665a No.5483687 📁 Mar 3 2019 13:52:38 (EST) At what stage in the game do you play the TRUMP card? Q
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Okay, as a Bridge player I guess I'd better step in.
Anyone can "Lead" a trump, and others have to follow suit if they have any in their hand. But that is not what I think Q means!
The ideal time to play a trump card is when your opponent would otherwise be winning the trick in some other suit (i.e., not the trump suit).
In bridge, a player must follow suit if they have any left, so "Trumping an opponent's ace" for example (or other would-be winner) often has to be set up by earlier play of the hand (possibly by stripping out losers ahead of the play in question).
SUMMARY: We play a Trump card to win a trick that the opponent would otherwise have won.
EVEN BETTER if it catches them by surprise!
Kidding. Excellent post, once again. You're on a roll, Dis.