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Archive for the ‘Beginners’ Category

September 12th, 2006

Learning the Game 3 - Introduction to card play

There are many games which have similar card play to bridge.  Bridge is a member of the Whist family of games, or trick taking games.  Other well known examples are Hearts and Spades.
Every suit has an order or rank to the cards.  Ace is the highest card, followed by the King, Queen, Jack, then 10 […]

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April 19th, 2006

Learning the Game 2 - What is Bidding?

The life cycle of a bridge hand has 2 very distinct phases: bidding and play. The concept of bidding may be somewhat familiar to those of you who have played Spades or Pinochle. The idea is to try to determine how successful you and your partner can be in the card play […]

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March 26th, 2006

Learning the Game 1 - The Basics

Whenever the topic of bridge comes up with any of my acquaintances or co-workers, they inevitably say something similar to: “I’d like to learn how to play. But of course, between job and family - who has time for a card game?”
I can certainly understand why bridge may seem daunting to an outsider. Anyone who […]

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