Suboptimal Moves

These are Finesses that are triggered by performing a suboptimal clue or by picking a strange choice for a clue.

The 5's Chop Move is typically used to save a 5 and a critical non-5 at the same time. This is very efficient, because it saves both cards with one clue instead of having to spend two clues.
So, when a player has this strategy available, but instead declines to do it and clues the critical card on chop directly (without touching any other cards), then this is quite strange.
In this situation, the player must be trying to communicate something extra. Similar to an Occupied Finesse, the player is trying to signal that this seemingly innocent Save Clue is actually a Play Clue instead. Someone on the team must have the cards to make this critical card playable.
In some situations, the blind-player may have to defer playing into the Finesse and instead give a 5 Save to the player with the (now) unsafe chop. If they do, then this is not a problem - the clue receiver can retroactively determine that a Declined 5's Finesse has occurred and should not stomp on the Finesse.

When saving a card, players have to choose carefully between using a color clue or a rank clue. However, in some rare situations, it makes absolutely no difference which clue is used:
- Both color and rank would only touch the specific card.
- Both color and rank would communicate the exact identity of the specific card.
- Both color and rank would not give any useful negative information to the other cards in the hand.
In these situations, the player giving the clue has a completely free choice between rank and color. We agree that by default, players should use color to save the card.
If players instead use a rank clue to save the card, this communicates a Rank Choice Save Finesse.