[plainglazed]

Learned last night of Dancer's design,

Two solutions suggested in each following line:

Shakespeare may have said it best,

Victory is our motivation.

Let's have fun; a simple request,

Yearn to compete without aggrevation.

To bridge, your bidding we can surmount,

And to follow suit means one can not sluff.

For this action's taken after the final count.

Alternately: POW, all is as loyal; oddly enough.

Now you've found the two but your work here's not done.

Discover their connection for the ultimate fun.

[plainglazed]

Will Power and Power Play?

Yes indeed. That's the connection! Well done.

[DudleyDude]

Man, I'm typing slow today

Edited June 11, 2009 by DudleyDude

[plainglazed]

will

And your final line was genius. Well done.

My favorite was the second to last line. Thanks for the praise.

[plainglazed]

SOLUTION]Shakespeare may have said it best,

-- Will(iam) Shakespeare and what he said best-plays

Victory is our motivation.

-- common idioms-"will to win" and "play to win" as examples

Let's have fun; a simple request,

-- let's have fun-obvious definition of play and will used in questions to make a request (will you answer the phone?)

Yearn to compete without aggrevation.

-- will from yearn or desire or inclination to do something (to compete) and to compete meaning to play

To bridge, your bidding we can surmount,

-- will meaning direction as in bidding (thy will be done) or determination as in surmount (will to succeed) and

-- play the card game bridge (knowledge of the terms of the game can extend this meaning-bidding precedes the play, etc.)

And to follow suit means one can not sluff.

-- to follow suit or to play along or another extension of playing bridge and cannot sluff meaning to keep your determination-will.

For this action's taken after the final count.

-- will as in last will and testament and play as in action taken after ready, set, hutt, hutt...

Alternately: POW, all is as loyal; oddly enough.

-- oddly enough (the odd letters in the phrase: POW, all is as loyal) = PWlialyl; Alternately = Play Will

-- willPOWER <---> POWERplay