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- Long hand: The offensive hand with the most trumps
- is usually called the long hand, the other the short
- hand. For purposes of analysis either hand
- can be thought of as the long hand when determining
- a line of play. The computer examines both ways.
-
- Losers: Losers are counted in the long hand only.
-
- Extra winners: Winners in a side suit in the short
- hand which exceed the number of cards in the same
- suit in the long hand.
-
- Ruffing winners: Winners by trumping in the short
- hand which remove losers in the same suit in
- long hand.
-
- Long suit winners: Winners in a side suit in the
- short hand that are developed by playing enough
- cards to void this suit in both opponent's hands.
- The suit is trumped in the long hand to avoid
- losing any tricks in the suit. It is the
- trumping of some of the cards in the long hand
- which distinguishes long suit winners from extra
- winners.