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Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships , [ 1 ] with partners sitting opposite each other around a table.
In the versions of the official Laws of Duplicate Bridge issued by the World Bridge Federation and the American Contract Bridge League, the collective term for the suits and notrump is denomination. However, The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 6th Edition, states [1] that the "modern term is strain". Accordingly, use strain unless quoting the ...
A contract, or a bid that names a contract without a trump suit. Notrump is the highest-ranking strain. WikiProject Contract bridge deprecates the two-word "no trump", however "no trump" is the usual spelling in the United Kingdom and in those European countries which have adopted this English term.
The first Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge were published in 1928. [1] They were revised in 1933, 1935, 1943, 1949, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1997, 2007 and 2017. [2] The Laws are effective worldwide for all duplicate bridge tournaments sponsored by WBF, zonal, national and subordinate organizations (which includes most bridge clubs).
This article is a reference document and provides a summary of bridge style recommendations put forth by various sources. The article does not try to make specific recommendations for adoption by WikiProject Contract bridge of any particular style features - that debate is left for the discussion pages of Wikipedia:WikiProject Contract bridge/Manual of Style.
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Pages in category "Contract bridge" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
British Bridge League (7 Aug 2014) • United States Bridge Federation (10 Dec 2012) • European Bridge League (6 July 2011) • Bridge Base Inc. (11 Sept 2006) • Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge (1 Sept 2006)