Four men were playing a card game in which each card has a numerical ranking and is one of four suits called clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades. The play of four cards, one from each player's holding, is called a trick, and the suit of the card played first in a trick is referred to as the suit led.
In this card game (a) a player must follow suit (play a card in the suit led), if possible, at each trick (otherwise, a player may play any card); (b) a player who wins a trick must lead at the next trick.
Nine tricks had already been played and there were 4 more tricks left to be played.
1. The distribution of suits in the four hands was as follows:
Hand I: club, diamond, spade, spade
Hand II: club, diamond, heart, heart
Hand III: club,heart, diamond, diamond
Hand IV: club,heart, spade, spade
2. Art led a diamond at one trick.
3. Bob led a heart at one trick.
4. Cab led a club at one trick.
5. Dan led a spade at one trick.
6. A trump won each trick (A trump is any card in a certain suit that may be (a) played when a player has no cards in the suit led -- in this event a card in the trump suit beats all cards in the other 3 suits; or (b) led, as any other suit may be led.)
7. Art and Cab, who were partners, won two tricks; Bob and Dan, who were partners, won two tricks.
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Four men were playing a card game in which each card has a numerical ranking and is one of four suits called clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades. The play of four cards, one from each player's holding, is called a trick, and the suit of the card played first in a trick is referred to as the suit led.
In this card game (a) a player must follow suit (play a card in the suit led), if possible, at each trick (otherwise, a player may play any card); (b) a player who wins a trick must lead at the next trick.
Nine tricks had already been played and there were 4 more tricks left to be played.
1. The distribution of suits in the four hands was as follows:
Hand I: club, diamond, spade, spade
Hand II: club, diamond, heart, heart
Hand III: club, heart, diamond, diamond
Hand IV: club, heart, spade, spade
2. Art led a diamond at one trick.
3. Bob led a heart at one trick.
4. Cab led a club at one trick.
5. Dan led a spade at one trick.
6. A trump won each trick (A trump is any card in a certain suit that may be (a) played when a player has no cards in the suit led -- in this event a card in the trump suit beats all cards in the other 3 suits; or (b) led, as any other suit may be led.)
7. Art and Cab, who were partners, won two tricks; Bob and Dan, who were partners, won two tricks.
Which one of the 4 men won the 10th trick?
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