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Bridge Card Game
The bridge card game, officially known as Contract Bridge, is played all over the world. This is the place for questions about bidding, scoring, conventions, how to play, rubber bridge, duplicate, 4-deal scoring (Chicago), bridge etiquette and lots more.
147 Questions
Where did the term playing possum originate?
There is a claim that the phrase was first used in print in 1822 when referring to a political campaign. The origin refers to Possums who feign death in order to confuse predators
What is name in certain card games in order to score points?
Could be "tricks" in Whist or Bridge. Or "meld" in some games.
What do you bid in bridge if partner has opened 1H and you hold S-AQ9 H-KQJ4 D-QJ7 C-J76?
You should force your partnership to 4 Hearts, using this logic:
You have 4 cards in hearts (a major suit) so you know you have at least an 8 card fit.
You hold 16 points, so you know your hands have a combined valued of at least 28 points.
You need 25+ points to bid for "game" in a major suit, which will give your side a "game bonus".
Experienced players would make a strength-showing bid first (like 2 Clubs, or a conventional bid like Jacoby 2NT) and then bid 4 Hearts*.
*A direct raise to 4 Hearts shows a weak hand with many hearts, which makes it hard for the opponents to enter the auction. For example:
♠3
♥KQ983
♣T943
♦986
Is their a convention used to answer partners 1 no trump opening bid?
- When your partner opens with a 'One No Trump' bid, you can use the Stayman Convention by responding 'Two Clubs'. This has nothing to do with clubs. It says, "I have a four-card major suit. Do you have a four-card major suit?"
Partner might name your suit and you play in that suit. Partner may name the wrong major, so you rebid 'Two No Trump'. Or partner may bid 'Two Diamonds', signifying no four-card major, and you return to No Trump.
- You can also use the Transfer (Jacoby Transfer). When your partner opens 'One No Trump' you bid a suit lower than the major suit you favor. Your partner must bid the next higher suit.
For instance: Partner opens '1 No Trump'. You respond '2 Diamonds'. Partner must bid '2 Hearts'. This gets the partnership into the correct bid while allowing the stronger hand to remain concealed and the weaker hand to be laid out as the dummy.
When playing Bridge does only the bidder get points for honors?
When the contract is No Trump, any hand hiding all four aces earns 100 above-the-line points. A hand holding 4 or 5 trump honors earns 100 or 150 above-the-line points. It would be very unusual for any but declarer to earn honor points. Honor points apply to rubber bridge only (i.e., honor points are not counted in duplicate bridge),
What is Norman convention at bridge?
The Related Link below gives a good description of the Norman Convention and is very useful for checking out other conventions also.
What is the highest power of a Magic the Gathering creature?
The highest power on a printed, non-Un-set (for those who don't know, the parody set Unglued contained 'B.F.M (Big Furry Monster)', two cards which when assembled created a 99/99 creature) creature card is 15, on the 15/15 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. The Coldsnap nonbasic land Dark Depths produces a 20/20 indestructible creature token named Marit Lage.
Which partner gets to play the bridge hand after they win the bidding?
The partner who plays (The Declarer) is the one who first mentioned the suit that ends up as the trump suit.
Example: South bids 1 Club. North, his partner, responds by bidding 1 Heart.
If the final, winning bid is in Clubs, South will play because South was the first one to mention Clubs. North will be the Dummy.
If the final, winning bid is in Hearts, North will play and South will be the Dummy.
If the final, winning bid is in No Trump, Diamonds or Clubs, whichever partner mentioned it first is the one who plays.
Should you say spades is trumps or spades are trumps in the card game 500 and in bridge?
There are two ways of looking at it.
If the question is - Which suit is trumps? What's trumps?
The answer is - The suit named 'spades' is trumps. Spades is trumps.
However, some people think of it as asking - Which cards are the trump cards?
For them the answer is - The spade cards are the trump cards. Spades are trumps.
The important thing is to never get into an argument about it, since both sides have a legitimate claim.
Yes, bid the 4 card major. BUT suppose my 5 card minor is what my partner opened? Is there a time I would bid that suit?
What suit ranks highest in bridge?
The highest ranking suit in bridge is spades.
'No Trump' ranks higher than spades in the bidding, but it is not a suit.
A bridge finesse refers to the game of bridge. It is a card play technique which will enable a player to win an additional trick or tricks should there be a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents.
Bridge tally cards are used to keep track of the scoring of bridge card games when there are two or more tables, such as at a card party.
Who names the trump suit in bridge?
The trump suit is determined by the auction phase, where the players take turns making bids (or not) that include a number and a denomination (= clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades, or no trump). The final bid made determines the trump suit and the number of tricks that partnership must take.
Where does the Roman Key Card Blackwood convention takes place?
One will find that there is actually no Roman Key Card Blackwood convention that takes place. A Blackwood convention is something that is used in the card game Contract Bridge, and is actually a bidding convention.
What does a two no trump overcall of one no trump mean?
When the opponents open 1NT, a 2NT overcall is an artifical bid, which most players use to show a 2-suited hand. With a super strong balanced hand, you would simply make a penalty double rather than overcall 2NT.
Who leads first in contract bridge cards?
The player who leads first in any bridge game is the player to the left of the person who won the bidding contract (the Declarer).
The player who bids first is the Dealer. Even though there is no dealing, the boards are marked to show which player is considered to be the Dealer.
How to make cards in bridge game larger?
The cards in a game of bridge are the very standard 52 card deck, no jokers. If you would like larger spots, there is a line of regular cards labelled: bridge deck, where the numbers and spots are a bit larger, but all else is the same, and even used in all other card games.
How many cards determines a legal cut of the deck?
There is no standard rule of what is a legal cut of a deck of cards. Casinos each have their own rules.
It is considered proper to cut near the center of the deck. If any player objects to the depth of the cut, as in only three or four cards being separated from the deck, then the cut should be repeated with a more centralized cut.
Do you use a regular deck of cards when playing bridge?
A regular 52-card deck of cards is used when playing bridge. The extra two joker cards are discarded.
Two sizes are available, the poker deck or the slightly narrower bridge deck.
The name of the first person to build a bridge is not recorded by history.
in a no trump bid the jokers are useless
What is a convenient minor bid in bridge?
The 'convenient minor' opening bid -
If you do not have a five card major suit in your hand but you have enough high card points to open the bidding, you are allowed to bid a minor suit even if it only contains three cards.
