Bridge Game Guide
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill for four players, usually sitting around a table, who form two partnerships, or "sides". The partners on each side sit opposite one another. The game consists of two main parts – bidding (or auction) and play; the rules of play are rather simple and similar to other trick-taking games. However, the bidding and associated conventions are much more complex, and represent the true learning barrier to new players. Also, there is an immense variety of techniques in play of the hand, whose effective use requires learning and experience.
Bridge Game
Games Classification Contract Bridge Playing card Hand Evaluation Bidding Systems Bridge Conventions Blackwood Convention Canapé Drury Drury convention Flannery Forcing notrump Game try Grand slam force Jacoby 2NT Jacoby Transfer Kamikaze 1NT Lebensohl Lightner double Meyerson convention Michaels cuebid Multi 2 diamonds Relay bid Rosenkrantz redouble Semi-forcing notrump Splinter bid Stayman Convention Takeout double Unusual notrump Weak two bid Defenses to 1NT
Bridge Techniques Squeeze Avoidance play Coup Crossruff Duck Dummy reversal Endplay Finesse Holdup Loser on loser - Morton's Fork
Ruff Ruff and discard Safety Play Signal Smother Play Trump promotion Uppercut
Principle of restricted choice Contract bridge glossary
