The DealTales cast
Each friend shows you one idea by how they act. Meet them all and see how the ideas fit together.
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Bram Reading partners — inferring what cards your partner holds -
Auntie Audrey Bidding wisdom — when to commit and when to pass -
Pointer Owl High-card points; counting the strength of a hand before you bid, ace four, king three, queen two, jack one -
Marshal Crane Drawing trumps + counting the cards played -
Blind Lark The opening lead; the defender's blind first card that shapes the whole defense -
Echo Wren Defensive signals; telling your partner what to do through the order of your cards -
Sly Finch The finesse; winning a trick with a lower card by betting on position -
Doubleton Sisters Short-suit play — managing two-card holdings -
Gift Badger The end play / throw-in; giving an opponent a trick that costs them two -
Cinch the Boa The squeeze; forcing an opponent to discard a guard -
The Vanderbilt Bridge legend — classical convention and table presence