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overtrump

VERB
  1. play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick

How To Use overtrump In A Sentence

  • For the sake of clarity, it is worth pointing out that where a lead of a plain suit has been trumped by the second player to a trick and the third to play also has no cards in the suit led, then the third player must still overtrump if possible.
  • If you are trumping in, and there is a possibility of being overtrumped, trump with at least a Jack so that the fourth player cannot win with a Fox or 10 of trumps.
  • This includes trumping or overtrumping if you can not follow suit.
  • The fourth to play after a non-trump card has been trumped by his partner, when unable to either follow suit or overtrump, must undertrump even if his partner holds the trick.
  • For the sake of clarity, it is worth pointing out that where a lead of a plain suit has been trumped by the second player to a trick and the third to play also has no cards in the suit led, then the third player must still overtrump if possible.
  • Failing to follow suit, trump or overtrump when able to do so.
  • For the first round, all clubs are trump and the three remaining Jacks overtrump clubs.
  • For the sake of clarity, it is worth pointing out that where a lead of a plain suit has been trumped by the second player to a trick and the third to play also has no cards in the suit led, then the third player must still overtrump if possible.
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