crossruff

Thân thiện

A player executes a crossruff to win the final tricks.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To trump alternately in two hands: In contract bridge or whist, to play a sequence where partners win tricks by playing trump cards from different suits in alternating order.

Usage

• This verb is used specifically in the context of card games, particularly bridge and whist, to describe a tactical sequence of play.
• It describes the action performed by partners at the table.
• Example: "With no more clubs or spades in my hand, I realized we could crossruff the remaining tricks."

Examples

• Verb:
  • The declarer saw an opportunity to crossruff the diamond and heart suits to make the contract.
  • A successful crossruff requires careful planning and communication between partners.
  • They crossruffed the last four tricks, each trumping a different suit.

Advanced Usage

• As a strategic concept: The term can also refer to the planned maneuver itself, not just the act of executing it.
  • Setting up a crossruff was the key play of the entire game.

Variants and Related Words

• Ruff (verb): To play a trump card when a non-trump suit has been led.
• Crossruffing (gerund/noun): The act or strategy of performing a crossruff.
  • His clever crossruffing secured the victory.

Synonyms

• Trump alternately: A descriptive phrase for the same action.

Related Phrases

• Establish a crossruff: To create the conditions necessary for this play.
  • He discarded carefully to establish a crossruff in the endgame.

Học thuật

Verb

1. trump alternately in two hands