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Contract bridge

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, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table.

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Alternative names
Bridge
Cards
52
Chance
Very low to moderate (depending on variant played)
Deck
French
Play
Clockwise
Players
4

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Gameplay

Rules

  • WBF World Bridge Federation

Tournaments

Strategy

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Contract bridge

Nodes112
Edges111
Triples37
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017857
Components1

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Contract bridge

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related to Rubber · 6
Contract bridge → American Contract Bridge League, An, Rubber Bridge, The, The Laws, There
related to External links · 5
Contract bridge → ACBL, American Contract Bridge League, The Bridge Library, WBF, World Bridge Federation
Alternative names · 1
Contract bridge → Bridge
Cards · 1
Contract bridge → 52
Chance · 1
Contract bridge → Very low to moderate (depending on variant played)
Deck · 1
Contract bridge → French
Play · 1
Contract bridge → Clockwise
Players · 1
Contract bridge → 4
Playing time · 1
Contract bridge → WBF tournament games = .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-…
Rank (high→low) · 1
Contract bridge → A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Contract bridgeAlternative namesBridge1.00infobox
Contract bridgeCards521.00infobox
Contract bridgeChanceVery low to moderate (depending on variant played)1.00infobox
Contract bridgeDeckFrench1.00infobox
Contract bridgePlayClockwise1.00infobox
Contract bridgePlayers41.00infobox
Contract bridgePlaying timeWBF tournament games = .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-…1.00infobox
Contract bridgeRank (high→low)A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 21.00infobox
Contract bridgeSkillstactics, communication, memory, probability1.00infobox
Contract bridgeTypeTrick-taking1.00infobox
Acolinstance ofBidding systems can be divided into mainly natural systems0.80text
Standard Americaninstance ofBidding systems can be divided into mainly natural systems0.80text

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