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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.
Can you remember the first time you spotted a deck of cards as a kid and thought, wow that looks really cool? Check out some of the world’s most successful young card players.
Here’s a look at some card games that have been crowdfunded: The best, the worst and the still-in-progress. Let us know if you’ve spotted any other cool games that should be on this list.
We love gadgets – especially card gadgets. So we’ve taken a look at the world wide web and collected some of the coolest online card gadgets that you can open in your browser and have some fun with.
Occasionally, card games develop a bit of a local spin – sometimes involving just a slight chance to the rules to accommodate local flavor. Here are some of them:
To stay on top of their game, every good player develops habits but rarely shares them. Here are tips that every poker player should know to increase their chances of winning.
We took a closer look at some common afflictions, ailments and conditions that might affect card players and what they could do to take the edge off.