Download or read book Basic Defensive Leads and Signals written by Andrew Garnett and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defensive Signals & Leads is the first book in a series of publications designed for the student of bridge. This book is designed to elaborate, explain, and improve the defensive agreements and understandings that a player and partnership has during the defense of a bridge hand. It teaches all of the common defensive methods, and more importantly, how to properly implement each method. You will learn how to properly use attitude, count and suit-preference signals as well as how and when each of the signals change depending on which card the declarer plays or calls for, information learned from the auction, or what the dummy holds. Defense is half the game. You cannot be a successful bridge player without a sound understanding of defensive leads and signaling principles.