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Bridge

Bridge
PLAYERS
4 (two partnerships)
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Deal all 52 cards evenly, 13 to each of the four players, seated in two facing partnerships.

2

Players bid in turn to set a contract: a suit (or no-trump) and a number of tricks the bidding partnership aims to win.

3

The highest bidder's partner becomes the "dummy" and lays their hand face up for their partner to play.

4

Players must follow the suit led if possible; the highest card of the led suit (or highest trump) wins each trick.

5

If the bidding side wins enough tricks to meet their contract, they score points; otherwise, the defenders score.