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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 best way to learn to play bridge depends on your individual learning style. Here are some tips, resources, and links that will get you going.
A typical hand of bridge takes between 5-15 minutes. The number of hands you play depends on scoring, and type of bridge game you’re playing.
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.
Bridge is a card game played with a regular deck of 52 cards and loved by millions around the world.
Video poker terminals look like fun and you like poker. Here are some tips to help you sit down and feel comfortable playing your first game of video poker.
The history of card games and their evolution within the casino is an interesting one. Man’s love for gambling can be traced as far back as 600 BCE but when the first legal casinos came onto the scene in the early 1930s gambling was able to move from back streets and shady saloons into legitimate …
Gambling online is enormous. It is a multi-billion dollar industry that stretches across the globe. My husband is a professional poker player and does the majority of his playing online. Most professional poker players do. It is that lucrative of a business if one has skill and, of course, luck.
Throughout my life I’ve always had a love for card games. In my childhood playing simple card games such as Snap, then playing Bridge with my brother and grandparents and burning the midnight oil playing Blackjack and Poker with my buddies.
For the serious card enthusiast a personal deck becomes an extension of yourself when you’re playing cards, doing card tricks or reading fortunes.
Bridge is always an exciting game to play with friends or relatives. Whether you’re playing the game online or spending the night to get a few rounds in, the game is a great way to blow off steam while having fun at the same time. And Bridge is not the only card game that has …