Five-card majors for offensive purposes. However, if the trump cards break 4-1 or 1-4, then drawing trump will result in no trumps left for offensive purposes. The value of five-card majors can be understood then on two levels: But five-card majors have several drawbacks: Both partners must agree to follow the five-card major bidding treatment on their opening bid. Opener must have at least five cards in hearts or spades to start the bidding with that suit. Responder is expected to show support with three-card support, indicating an eight-card fit. With only four cards in a major suit, the opening bidder is
Flaps (card game) player did not lose. If that last card is ineligible for finishing, such as an Ace, then that player must take another card from the drawing stack unless the player loses the TRUMPS game. The highest value card in TRUMPS is OL' MAID 1, then OL' MAIDs 2, 3 and 4. Next highest is the King of the chosen TRUMPS suit, down to the Ace of the chosen TRUMPS suit. Next highest is the King of any of the other suits that are not TRUMPS. ACE-JACKS are lowest of the low. If two or more cards laid in a game