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Rubber Bridge is a variant of the contract bridge that is often used during a friendly game of kitchen bridge. The scoring is simple, and indeed forms the foundation of all bridge scoring.

Duplicate bridge is a form of bridge where all players in the game play the same deal, or bridge hand. The  result of play on a hand is compared to the results of everyone else’s play on that hand and a score is given. 

The game of bridge is not hard to learn. You can learn the mechanics in a single night of card play. Then, with a few notes and some friendly teachers, you will learn more and become a better player every time you sit at the bridge table.

When you play the Euchre card game for the first time, you may feel like the rules have been created to trip you up on purpose. There’s a lot to the game, and it certainly has a steep learning curve.  But that’s not to say there aren’t things you can do to stay a step …

Spades is a popular card game that incorporates many aspects of bridge – it’s a partnership game, there’s some preliminary bidding, and the play is similar to whist.

Ever wondered how jigsaw puzzles are more than just a game? They provide an opportunity for reflection on life itself. When life presents a puzzle, you consider what your next move should be to fully complete it and move on to the next one. But if you fail in piecing it all together today? No …

When you grab a deck of cards, you probably don’t think too much about the motifs and designs of each card, as you’re used to the standard design of a 52-card deck with two Jokers. That said, while playing cards seem normal and simple to most players, their history is anything but that. 

If you have ever wandered around an Italian town or village, the chances are you will have witnessed a familiar scene. Elderly men and women sitting around a table in a park or on the sidewalk playing cards.