The first decision is to choose the suit from which you are going to lead.
You will need to look for clues from the bidding.
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Did your partner bid, a suit or a lead indicating double?
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Did the opposition make a preference bid
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Were there unbid suits?
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The shape of your hand
Suit chosen – pick a card!
Here is the choice of card from best to worst-
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Top of a sequence
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NOT top of an internal sequence (or near sequence)
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Doubleton
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Singleton
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If your hand is weak otherwise choose another suit
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Low from an honour
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MUD