The deal is scored based on the number of tricks taken, the contract, and various other factors which depend to some extent on the variation of the game being played. The cards are then played, the declaring side trying to fulfill the contract, and the defenders trying to stop the declaring side from achieving its goal. During the auction, partners use their bids to exchange information about their hands, including overall strength and distribution of the suits no other means of conveying or implying any information is permitted. The cards are dealt to the players then the players call (or bid) in an auction seeking to take the contract, specifying how many tricks the partnership receiving the contract (the declaring side) needs to take to receive points for the deal. The game consists of a number of deals, each progressing through four phases. The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the governing body for international competitive bridge, with numerous other bodies governing it at the regional level. Millions of people play bridge worldwide in clubs, tournaments, online and with friends at home, making it one of the world's most popular card games, particularly among seniors. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table.

Very low to moderate (depending on variant played)Ĭontract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck.

WBF tournament games = 7 + 1⁄ 2 minutes per deal Tactics, communication, memory, probability

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