Bridge

Bridge is a popular card game for four players working as partners who sit across the table from each other. It is played with a standard deck of 52 cards and the cards are ranked normally, with...

Contract Bridge is also known simply as Bridge. It's a trick-taking card game played by two pairs of players. The basic form, with four players, is called Rubber Bridge, while Duplicate Bridge is...

Although bridge is more involved than other card games, bridge players play for the challenge and rewards of playing. Bridge is known as a game of thinking and strategy. Since bridge is more...

Contract bridge is a two-person team strategy card game that originated in the 1920s. Bidding is the opening act of taking turns to announce how many "books" or "tricks" of four cards you think...

After the deal of the cards and before a hand in Bridge starts play, the four players must bid for the "contract" used in the hand. The contract is the target number of tricks in that hand. The...

Bridge is a trick-playing card game in which the rules are more complex than most other card games. A game consists of two teams of two players each. A team must do more than win the most number...

Bridge is one of the more complex styles of trick-playing card games. The game is for four players divided into teams of two. The game is more than just winning the most umber of tricks; it's...

Bridge is one of the most popular versions of trick-winning card games, but its rules can be complicated for beginners. It is a team game, involving two teams of two players each. There are...

Bridge can be a very complicated game for those beginning to learn the rules. The basic play is the same as in other card games where the object is to win tricks, but there are many differences....

Bridge is a game of communicating with a special language—which brings us to the focus of this article: "Conventions." These are basically bidding "agreements" or understandings between you and...

At higher levels of competition, some systems are so intricate and complicated, that it becomes necessary to "alert" or inform the opponents. (A special "Convention Card" is used at all...

You have played the game of Bridge for a few years. You are familiar with bidding, the use of basic conventions and the optimum contract for a given hand. However, approximately half of the time...

In another article I outline and review the original 4NT Blackwood (BW) Slam Convention. The idea of BW is to steer the partnership into a successful 6 or 7-level bid. However, BW has its...

The 6 and 7-Level Bids ("Small" and "Grand" Slams) are rewarded with premium points. Many a game is won with a successful Slam!

This is especially true for fresh deal ("Rubber") Bridge....

The Takeout Double is a weapon in the offensive arsenal of the experienced Bridge player. The term "Double" in Bridge can be interpreted in either of two ways:
A desire to set the opponents...

When your opponent has opened the bidding, any overcall you make is interpreted as a "defensive" bid. If your side is not Vulnerable, you will be able to compete more aggressively. An overcall of...

We continue the topic "Responses to Partner's Opening Bid" with the focus on "Changing Suits." For example, partner has opened the bidding with a major suit call of 1S or 1H. You do not have...

Lesson 5 brings us to higher level opening bids in Bridge. The most common opening bid is one of a suit or one of No Trump. Opening (strong) bids on the two level fall into the realm of holding...

The hand has been dealt and your partner has opened (on the one level) with a suit bid. If your partner has bid one Heart (1H) or one Spade (1S), you have an advantage knowing that his bid suit...

In this article we will explore the 1 NT (No Trump) bid. There is no suit to be named with this bid. The term is self-explanatory. The opening bid of One No Trump is as precise a bid in the game...

Back Alley Bridge is a card game that originated in the U.S. military during World War II. A few different versions of this card game exist today. The following steps outline the most popular...

The purpose of the opening bid is to describe the contents of your hand to your partner.

Contract or rubber bridge is a partnership bidding game emphasizing communication between two sets of two partners. The object of the game is to win the largest number of tricks.