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 Replays 1-10 (Dec 2006 - May 2007)
- Stay flexible Trevor Purches on keeping your wits about you in declarer play
- Rule of 20 rules OK Game and slam missed - but who's to blame, asks Jim Corbett
- Locked in dummy Jim Corbett relives a nightmarish memory
- An extra chance Chris Jones learns from his mistake in missing a slam
- Nil desperandum Trevor Purches manages to avoid apologising to his partner
- When not to bid (1) In this mini-series of cautionary tales ...
- When not to bid (2) ... Peter Sampson explores three situations in which ...
- When not to bid (3) ... the Pass card would have been the wisest option
- A little learning Chris Jones learns from another mistake, this time in defence
- Short and sweet Snappy bidding - and even snappier play - courtesy of Peter van Praag
Replays 11-20 (June 2007 - Oct 2007)
- A spanner in the works A successful psychic bid, recorded by Peter Sampson
- Double jeopardy How a double can help declarer: plot by Pat Davies, text by Chris Jones
- Strong and shapely Peter Sampson on bidding strong distributional hands
- Hindsight Declarer Simon Hill looks back at what might have been
- It never rains ... A sad tale from a dismal summer, ruefully recalled by Jim Corbett
- A positional squeeze A more advanced offering from Peter Sampson
- Leading the way James Dunlop on the virtues of the lead-directing bid
- Two bites at the cherry Chris Jones discovers the the text books really are right
- Bid up, play up Peter Sampson stretches and distorts his way into a successful slam
- Risk vs Reward Peter van Praag encourages his partner into a slam holding zero points
Replays 21-30 (Nov 2007 - Dec 2008) - Lucky miss Insights aren't always profitable, as Chris Jones discovers
- Opening light Peter Sampson's light opening bid leads to a slam
- An unusual score The score in question being +560, by Peter Sampson
- An automatic double squeeze A follow-up to Peter Sampson's positional squeeze Replay (no 16)
- Extra bids and reevaluation Simon Hill misses a nuance - and a cold game contract
- When not to bid (5) There are times to make a protective bid, but this isn't one, explains Peter Sampson
- Room for improvement Beating the room is what matters, not making your contract, as Chris Jones discovers
- Sleight of hand James Dunlop celebrates his partner's magical card-play in no trumps
- Always lead a heart against 3NT Stands to reason, doesn't it? as Roger Bendall explains
- Ethics and etiquette The way it ought to be, reported by Peter van Praag
Replays 31- (Jan 2009 - ) - Thinking it through Chris Jones almost brings off a textbook ending
- Making the unmakeable Poor defence allows John Whittleton to make an impossible contract
- Trump reduction at the table utilised to profitable effect by Trevor Purches
- Do not finesse Count defenders' points and remember the bidding, counsels Phil Green
- The Butler did it! A bizarre bidding sequence gives Peter van Praag a satisfying swing at teams scoring
- Misfit, misbid, misplayed Jim Corbett and his partner fall victim to a sadistic computer program
- Payday at the Corwen Simon Hill enlists Ron Klinger's help against tough opposition
- Be specific! Paul Keightley advocates a useful twist in RKCB to reach the grand slam
- Wise after (much after!) the event Peter van Praag laments a missed inference.
- Duck and get a duck Prabir Nandi on when not to duck in No trumps.
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