Today, you can question any honest card player "What is the greatest card game ever played?" Without exception, the resolution you are most likely to hear is "Bridge of course!" And why shouldn't they be so confident? Bridge is a card game loved by more public around the world than any other. It can be loved by a casual assemble of friends that get together only occasionally for an evening of cards, or it can be played more seriously at clubs, or in tournaments. Either way, you will find the game to be really fascinating, challenging, and most importantly, permanently enjoyable.
How did the game of Bridge evolve? Lets' look backwards from today and learn its' origins. When one says they play Bridge today, it is commonly assumed they are talking about Contract Bridge. This version is the most well loved alteration of Bridge played today; additional versions exist, but Contract has been the world leader for the past eighty years. We play Bridge today according to the scoring rules which were urban by Harold Vanderbilt in the mid 1920s. For the 20 being or so that preceded Mr. Vanderbilts' revolutionary scoring system, Auction (also known as Straight ) was all the rage.
If one goes further back in time, you will learn that in the late nineteenth-century the game was known as Bridge Whist which evolved from the original version of Whist some 300 being earlier in England. So there you have it in a nutshell: The game which ongoing as Whist eventually became Bridge Whist, then briefly loved popularity as Auction Bridge, then eventually morphed into Contract Bridge which is the game we know today.
Some variations of the game exist today:
- Four Deal ( a.k.a. "Chicago") as the name suggests last only four deals. Played with 52 cards.
- "Rubber" has no preset length, and is regularly played for money. Played with 52 cards.
- "Duplicate" is everywhere the same set of hands are dealt and played by uncommon sets of players. A game for at smallest amount eight players. Played with 52 cards.
- "Honeymoon" is designed for only two players. Played with 52 cards.
Bridge cards are slightly narrower than traditional poker cards due to the fact that players are typically holding many cards in their hands at once, and are ideal by honest players. Finding a house to play Bridge must be no conundrum at all. near every town of any size has a local club already established.
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