Daily Recap
The Daily Recap
The Daily Challenge deals everyone the same hand, once a day. Here we go back over yesterday's hand: what was dealt, how the best line plays out trick by trick, and where it's easy to go wrong. A new recap goes up every day.
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OCTOBER 2026
Five Hearts and the Jack: An Easy Call, an Easy WinChallenge 73 hands you the Ace, Jack and 10 of hearts. Call hearts and the game's AI takes six tricks for 129 to 33.Your Ace and King, Their Jack: A 104-58 Spade CallChallenge 72 gives you the Ace and King of spades while your Partner holds the Jack. Feed them the Ace and a 41-point trick follows.Calling Diamonds With a Partner Who Holds the AceChallenge 71 has a lone Jack of diamonds and a void in hearts. Cash the Jack early and your Partner's Nine takes over, 95 to 67.A Narrow Win With the Jack and the NineChallenge 70 hands you the Jack and Nine of diamonds, but Opponent 1 holds the Ace, King and 10. The call squeaks home 87 to 75.One Jack, a Spare Trump and a Hidden SweepChallenge 69 gives you the Jack of hearts and not much else. Hearts wins 100 to 62, but clubs would have swept every trick.A Spade Call and a Partner Holding the JackChallenge 68 gives you two aces and a thin spade suit. Your Partner holds the Jack and the Nine, and the call wins 135 to 27.The Kitty Saves the CallChallenge 67 starts with a weak hand and no trump Jack. The kitty brings it, and the call wins 104 to 58.Partner Takes the ClubsChallenge 66 puts one Jack in your hand and the rest in your Partner's. A clean win, 101 to 61.A Weak Hand and a Lost StartChallenge 65 starts with two lost tricks and no good cards. The Jack of diamonds still wins 93 to 69.Jack, Queen and the Spade TrapChallenge 64 tempts you with a long spade suit that does not exist. Diamonds wins 139 to 23, and spades loses 35 to 127.Lead the Jack, Then the NineChallenge 63 gives you the Jack and Nine of diamonds. Lead them in order and the hard AI wins 119 to 43.The Jack, the Nine and the Ten of ClubsChallenge 62 gives you the two best trumps in clubs. Call it, and the hard AI wins 108 to 54, but Hearts was hiding an even bigger score.Four Diamonds and an Ace: An Easy Call, an Easy WinChallenge 61 hands you four diamonds and the ace. Call diamonds, and the game's own AI takes eight of nine tricks.