Contract bridge

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the game classification?Partnership trick-taking card game with a bidding phase
2. What is the global governance?Governed internationally by the World Bridge Federation (WBF)
3. What is Contract Bridge and how many people play it?Contract Bridge is a card game where four people play in two teams. They try to win tricks by bidding and playing cards.
4. How does the auction part of the game work?In the auction, partners take turns saying bids that show how many tricks they think they can win and which suit might be trump.

Declarer: The player in the winning partnership who first bid the denomination of the final contract.
Dummy: The declarer's partner, whose hand is exposed and played by the declarer.
No-Trump: A contract where there is no trump suit, and the highest card of the suit led wins the trick.
Conventions: Agreed-upon bidding sequences that convey specific information about a player's hand.