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...

used in contract bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in whist, bid whist, the obsolete game auction bridge, and other...

used to illustrate a deal of 52 cards in four hands in the game of contract bridge. Each hand is designated by a point on the compass and so North–South...

A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 278. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639...

The history of contract bridge may be dated from the early 16th-century invention of trick-taking games such as whist. Bridge departed from whist with...

The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. It is the largest...

concepts, defined in the glossary of contract bridge terms, are essential to understanding bridge scoring: Bridge scoring consists of six to eight elements...

A (bridge) signal is a move in the card game of contract bridge in which partners defending against a contract play particular cards in a manner which...

A contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more parties. A contract typically involves...

John Brown (1887–?) of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, was an English contract bridge player and writer. He was the winner of the National Pairs, Northern Area...

Auction bridge was the first form of bridge where players bid to declare a contract in their chosen trump suit or no trumps. It was first recorded as...

This list is a compilation of contract bridge players, writers, administrators and personalities who have been recognized for their skills, achievements...

Bridge, or more formally contract bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance played by four players. This article consists of lists of bridge...

A bridge convention is an agreement about an artificial call or a set of related artificial calls. Calls made during the auction phase of a contract bridge...

Honeymoon Bridge is a term for various forms of two-player Bridge games. Variants include Double Dummy where four hands are dealt, as in Contract Bridge. Nikki...

devices. In 2018, Bridge Base Online was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame for its long-term commitment to bridge. As of February...

Barbu, or players may bid for the right to select the trump suit as in Contract Bridge or Skat. In most games trump cards cannot be played if the player has...

points (IMP) within the card game of contract bridge is a measurement for conversion of the absolute contract bridge scores. The total point difference...

followed by diamonds, hearts, and spades. This ranking is used in the game of bridge. ♦♣♥♠ Alternating colors Diamonds, followed by clubs, hearts, and spades...

Rubber bridge is a form of contract bridge played by two competing pairs using a particular method of scoring. A rubber is completed when one pair becomes...

A squeeze play (or squeeze) is a technique used in contract bridge and other trick-taking games in which the play of a card (the squeeze card) forces...

sequence or opening credits Opening bid, a term from contract bridge Opening lead, a term from contract bridge Go opening Grand opening of a business or other...

American businessman who created the Precision Club bidding system in contract bridge. Wei was born in Sheng County, Zhejiang Province, China. He received...

L. Berkowitz (born November 23, 1949) is an American professional contract bridge player. He is from Old Tappan, New Jersey. In 1998, he came as close...

programming languages Adarsh Co-operative Bank, in India American Contract Bridge League, a bridge membership organization in North America Atlantic Collegiate...

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Duplicate bridge is a variation of contract bridge where the same set of bridge deals (i.e., the distribution of the 52 cards among the four hands) are...

Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1...

2023[update], has not been restored to its titular heir. An historic fixed bridge hand is known as the Duke of Cumberland hand. The hand also appeared in...

horse racing enthusiast, and at one time ranked among the world's top contract bridge players. He was the recipient of high civil honors from multiple countries...