Unusual System Leads to Thin Game

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 7 6
  2. heartK J 10 3
  3. diamondA K 8 7 6
  4. clubJ
Green square in centre

Contract: 5diamond
Declarer: North
Lead: club6
  1. spadeA 4
  2. heart8 7
  3. diamondQ 9 3
  4. clubA Q 8 7 4 3
West North East South
Pass 1diamond Pass 2diamond*
Pass 2heart Pass 3club
Pass 3diamond Pass 3spade
Pass 4diamond Pass 5diamond
Pass Pass Pass

* Game forcing, any shape

Declarer, John Myles, hopped up with clubA and played a heart to the jack, won by East with the ace who continued with club9. North ruffed West's club10, crossed to spadeA, led a heart to West's queen and his own king to pitch a spade on heart10. John was hoping to scramble home on some kind of cross-ruff, but when West ruffed heart10 prospects were bleak..
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