| Unquestionably, Bridge has remained one of the most | | | | as partners, while the players who draw the two |
| popular card games in the world. This is quite amazing, | | | | lowest are also paired together. |
| considering that the game is only about a century old. | | | | 4. The cards determine the dealer, card deck and |
| Bridge evolved from a trick-taking game called Whist, | | | | seating. |
| though Whist involves no betting and doesn't include a | | | | There are a couple of ways that this happens. |
| "trump suit." If you're interested in learning to play | | | | Sometimes the player who drew the highest gets to |
| Bridge, here are some crucial functions of bridge | | | | make all of these decisions. On other occasions, |
| playing cards when playing the game: | | | | there's a separate draw to determine who will be the |
| 1. The face and numeric cards have a ranking. | | | | dealer, select the to play with, and determine where |
| Though Bridge players typically use a standard | | | | the players will sit. |
| 52-card deck, it's important to know the hierarchy of | | | | 5. The dealer sometimes gets help shuffling and cutting |
| the various cards and suits. The Ace of each suit is | | | | cards. |
| the highest ranked card, with the King, Queen, and | | | | As with any other game, the process of shuffling and |
| Jack following in value. The value of numeric cards | | | | cutting the is crucial. In a form of Bridge called Contract |
| decreases from 10 to 2. | | | | Bridge, the player sitting to the direct left the dealer |
| 2. The suits of the cards have a ranking. | | | | shuffles the deck, while the player sitting to the direct |
| It's important to know the ranking of the different suits, | | | | right of the dealer cuts the bridge playing. In one |
| when using bridge playing cards. The spades are | | | | variation of Bridge, the dealer shuffles one deck of, |
| ranked the highest, with the hearts, diamonds, and | | | | while his or her partner simultaneously shuffles the |
| clubs following. It's crucial to know these rankings when | | | | other deck of cards. |
| learning the particular rules of Bridge. | | | | 6. Bridgette uses a special deck of cards. |
| 3. The players use the cards to determine the | | | | This variation of Bridge uses a deck that includes 55 |
| partners. | | | | cards, rather than the standard 52 cards. The three |
| The dealer shuffles the cards and then spreads them | | | | extra cards are called "colon cards." These can include |
| out (face down) on the table. Each player then selects | | | | the two jokers in a standard deck of cards, along with |
| one of the in the spread, though he or she cannot pick | | | | the display card. The most decorative Joker card will |
| one of the four on either of the spread's ends. The | | | | be the "Grand Colon", the other Joker card is the |
| players who draw the two highest are paired together | | | | "Royal Colon," and the display card is the "Little Colon". |