Discards Systems

This question was asked to: David Stevenson

Question

Dear David, I was playing with a new partner who wanted to play a discard system whereby you “discarded the suit below the suit you wanted led”. I could not make it work. So I suggested that we play “Held” or “Low like High hate”. We ended up playing two different discard systems. My question is were we breaking the rules?

David Stevenson's Answer

Yes, I am afraid you were. Each member of a partnership must play the same system, and that includes discards.

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