Challenge Bridge
boardgame
Part of the 3M Bookshelf Series, this game lets four players experience tournament bridge using a special card deck and punch card overlays. It features 100 predetermined hands with comparative scoring, accompanied by an analysis book written by renowned bridge expert Oswald Jacoby.
- Players:
- 4
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Play and Defend Bridge
boardgame
Pre-determined bridge hands are dealt to four players. Using Goren bidding aids, participants play and score normally. Hands can be kept separated on a game sheet to be replayed and compared against expert analysis.
- Players:
- 4
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Tile Bridge
boardgame
- Players:
- 4
- Time:
- 30–180 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Buddy Bridge
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15–30 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Bridgette
boardgame
Bridgette is a highly regarded 2-player Bridge variant featuring rules for beginners to advanced players. It uses a standard 52-card deck along with three special additional cards known as Colons.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Play Bridge
boardgame
Play Bridge is an educational game designed to teach the mechanics and strategies of bridge. Using a large gameboard, player aids, sample hands, and booklets, it guides players step-by-step from the basics to advanced tactical gameplay.
- Players:
- 4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 10
Duet Bridge
boardgame
This two-player bridge game is played like Contract Bridge using a dummy rack to hide the partner's cards. Players bid knowing two hands fully. The declarer reveals dummy cards one at a time per trick to prevent exposing three hands.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 1 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
CoGNaC
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–5
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 13
Macaron
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–5
- Time:
- 20–30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Bridge
boardgame
Bridge is a standard deck trick-taking card game played by two partnerships. It begins with an auction to determine a contract, followed by a play phase where partners attempt to fulfill it while defenders try to defeat it. Duplicate bridge eliminates luck by having different pairs play identical hands to compare results and isolate skill.
- Players:
- 4
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Autobridge
boardgame
Autobridge is a bridge teaching and solitaire device dating back to at least 1938. Players use a specialized board with windows to play hands and compare their own decisions against expert recommendations explained in booklets.
- Players:
- 1
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Goren's Cutthroat Bridge for Three
boardgame
This obscure 1960s Milton Bradley game by bridge master Charles H. Goren offers a fast-paced, unique bridge variant for 3 to 5 players. It features a novel scoring system and a plastic playing platform with pegs to track bids and scores.
- Players:
- 3–5
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 10
Need a Fourth?
boardgame
This card game adapts classic Bridge for exactly three players, filling a gap for groups missing a fourth. The major twist: the players who win the bidding must play defense and still manage to take a majority of the tricks during the game play.
- Players:
- 3
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Goren's Bridge for Two
boardgame
This is a two-player version of Contract Bridge. Each player partners with a dummy hand of 13 cards, containing seven face-up and six face-down cards. Playing a face-up card reveals the hidden card beneath it for subsequent play.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Swingbridge
boardgame
- Players:
- 3
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Castle Bridge
boardgame
- Players:
- 4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Bridge for One
boardgame
This is a solitaire Bridge variant using a partially marked deck showing suits. Played on a plastic mat, the bidding is greatly simplified with the main emphasis placed on the card play and scoring recorded on a pad.
- Players:
- 1
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Contract Whist
boardgame
- Players:
- 4
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Rolomatic Bridge
boardgame
The Rolomatic Bridge machine is a learning tool for moderately skilled players to practice bidding and playing complex hands. It features a paper roll with one hundred deals for interactive training.
- Players:
- 1
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Beginners to Winners Bridge
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Duo-Bridge
boardgame
These rules enable traditional bridge for two players by simulating an automated pair of opponents. It is primarily designed to effectively practice bidding and trick-taking techniques without a full table.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Intense Bridge
boardgame
This published Bridge variant introduces Jill cards, allowing the declarer to call either 'His' or 'Hers'. These modes alter the standard card ranking hierarchy of traditional Bridge with a few additional rules.
- Players:
- 0
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 8
Beginner's Bridge
boardgame
This educational game teaches beginners how to play bridge step by step. Using a book and the special Bridge Tutor device, players can practice alone while simulating a four-handed game. The goal is mastering the Goren Point Count System.
- Players:
- 1
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Autobridge: Group 22 – Entries (Part 2)
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- Players:
- 1
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 10