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Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, [1] with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. [a] Millions of people play bridge worldwide in clubs, tournaments, online and with friends at home, making ...
Contract Bridge For Beginners is a book written by Charles Goren on the rules and basic strategies of contract bridge. First published by Simon & Schuster Inc. of New York in 1953 [1] and by Eyre & Spottiswoode of London in 1959, each has been reprinted numerous times. The book contains an introduction to the then relatively new bidding system ...
Convention card. In contract bridge and particularly in duplicate bridge a convention card is a summary of the conventions and treatments that a particular pair is using. [1] The Laws of Duplicate Bridge specify that "Each partnership has a duty to make available its partnership understandings to opponents before commencing play against them."
This article is a reference document and provides a summary of bridge style recommendations put forth by various sources. The article does not try to make specific recommendations for adoption by WikiProject Contract bridge of any particular style features - that debate is left for the discussion pages of Wikipedia:WikiProject Contract bridge/Manual of Style.
Pivot. 1) (Adjective) Of the suit that both defenders must guard in a double squeeze. 2) (Verb) In party bridge, to change partners while remaining at the same table. 3a) (Verb) In duplicate bridge, to play one round in a given direction, and the next round in the opposite direction at the same table.
In the versions of the official Laws of Duplicate Bridge issued by the World Bridge Federation and the American Contract Bridge League, the collective term for the suits and notrump is denomination. However, The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 6th Edition, states that the "modern term is strain". Accordingly, use strain unless quoting the "Laws"
C. Contract bridge card play (4 C, 26 P) Cheating in bridge (3 P) Contract bridge competitions (2 C, 15 P) Contract bridge bidding (2 C, 29 P) Contract bridge by country (5 C)
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