I Wish This Game Had Not Been Invented

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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 5 4
  2. heartJ 6 3
  3. diamond8 6 5 2
  4. clubA 9 7
  1. spadeQ 10 7 2
  2. heartA 10 4
  3. diamondA K Q J 7 4
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 - - 4 -
S 5 - - 4 -
E - 6 6 - -
W - 6 5 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9
  2. heartK Q 8 7 5 2
  3. diamond10 9 3
  4. clubJ 4 3

Contract: 5clubx
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondA
  1. spadeA K 8 6 3
  2. heart9
  3. diamond—
  4. clubK Q 10 8 6 5 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2heart Dble(!)
4heart Pass Pass 4spade(!)
Dble Pass Pass 5club
Dble(!!) End
So that was -750 to go with the -980, and by defeating 6heart my correspondent could have reduced the 17imp loss to 12! My correspondent's final comment - and one with which we can all occasionally identify -

Sometimes I wish this game had not been invented!
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