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Odd-Even Discard (Roman Discards) - A discard system which uses the parity (odd/even)
and rank of the card signal suit preference. Assume opponents are
running a long suit; when partner cannot follow to the suit, the first
discard in an unwanted signifies suit preference. An odd card shows
preference to the suit discarded; an high even card asks partner to lead the
higher non-played suit, while a low even card requests the lower non-played
suit.
Example: Opponents are running a long Heart suit; on the first discard, the
player may pitch to show suit preference:
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Discard |
Suit Preference |
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D3 - suit |
Diamonds |
|
S5 - suit |
Spades |
|
C7 - suit |
Clubs |
|
D4 - low |
Clubs |
|
S8 - high |
Diamonds |
|
C2 - low |
Diamonds |
|
Any 6 |
Not defined (cannot say or
no preference) |
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Honor |
Not defined (cannot say or
no preference) |
Also see and
Details on signaling and books on
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