Bridge

Bridge is a great game for all ages people who have passed their centenary. Research has shown that Bridge is excellent for developing concentration and problem solving skills, especially in young generation. It's also a very social game, so a good way to make new friends. You don't have to be a card shark to start playing either. Beginners can pick up the basics quickly, but there's huge scope to develop over a life time for a truly rewarding hobby.

Learn How to Play Bridge by following these 5 Steps

Step 1: Scoring points

Score points by taking tricks and fulfilling bridge contracts that you bid on at the start of your hand.

Step 2: Playing tricks

After bidding, the bridge hand is played in a series of tricks where each player plays a card clockwise from the leader.

Step 3: Leader changes

The leader changes to whoever won the last trick.

Step 4: Suits are set during bidding

The suit of trump cards is determined during bidding. The highest card in the leading suit wins the trick, but trump cards always beat cards of any other suit.

Step 5: Follow the lead suit

During the bridge game, all players must follow the lead suit played by the leader in the trick if they are able. Otherwise, they can play any bridge card they wish, including a trump card.

The rules of bridge outlined in these laws cover a range of areas. These are the key ones:

The deal

The auction

The play

The score

Bridge is such a popular game that it has international laws for playing it.This is one of our favourite mobile arcade games that we have to play.