Ruffs

The game is now safe: South ruffs a small club with a dummy's trump, then ruffs a diamond in hand for an entry back, and ruffs the last club in dummy (sometimes described as a crossruff ).

Their design was inspired by Norwegian Forest cats that have the kind of beard-like ruffs that are seen on Galarian Meowth.

The stark, bold illustrations, featuring characters in cloaks and ruffs, plumes and doublets, look like medieval woodcuts.

If West covers, South takes the ace and ruffs two black-suit losers in dummy, making five.

At the base is a bulb that bears universal veil remnants in the form of two to four distinct rings or ruffs.

Starch was widely used in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries to stiffen the wide collars and ruffs of fine linen which surrounded the necks of the well-to-do.

The ability to reach dummy with a couple ruffs also may allow the declarer to take a couple finesses or execute a squeeze that otherwise would not be possible, and which might yield another trick or two.