How to Play Bridge
Find three friendly co-players., Learn the structure of the game.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find three friendly co-players.
Bridge is a four-player game played in teams of two players each, so your significant other and another couple are a good potential choice.
Teams sit across from each other around a square table.
For purposes of notation, each side of the table is given the name of a cardinal direction.
Thus, the players in a bridge game are commonly referred to as North, South, East, and West.
North and South play on a team against East and West. -
Step 2: Learn the structure of the game.
Bridge is played with a standard 52-card deck in deals of 13 cards per player, so that the entire deck is dealt out each hand.
After the deck is dealt, players make bids.
The final bid determines the importance of each suit as well as the overall goal for each deal.
Deals are then played card-by-card in 13 sub-rounds known as “tricks.” The goal of the game is to win 7 or more tricks on each deal in order to score points.
Deals continue until one team accumulates a predetermined number of points.
Scoring systems vary from style to style and group to group.
Players typically take turns in a clockwise fashion.
This means that actions alternate evenly between the two teams.
Detailed Guide
Bridge is a four-player game played in teams of two players each, so your significant other and another couple are a good potential choice.
Teams sit across from each other around a square table.
For purposes of notation, each side of the table is given the name of a cardinal direction.
Thus, the players in a bridge game are commonly referred to as North, South, East, and West.
North and South play on a team against East and West.
Bridge is played with a standard 52-card deck in deals of 13 cards per player, so that the entire deck is dealt out each hand.
After the deck is dealt, players make bids.
The final bid determines the importance of each suit as well as the overall goal for each deal.
Deals are then played card-by-card in 13 sub-rounds known as “tricks.” The goal of the game is to win 7 or more tricks on each deal in order to score points.
Deals continue until one team accumulates a predetermined number of points.
Scoring systems vary from style to style and group to group.
Players typically take turns in a clockwise fashion.
This means that actions alternate evenly between the two teams.
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