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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;NPU127: Created page with &amp;quot;A happy BGA player.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;A happy BGA player.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;NPU127: Created page with &amp;quot;A happy BGA player.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;NPU127: Add space&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;== Overview ==&lt;br /&gt;
Learn bridge: https://www.worldbridge.org/world-bridge-academy/try-bridge/&lt;br /&gt;
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The BGA implementation for 2 players will not be covered here, because it is not bridge. However, it is played similarly to bridge, so the following may still be useful.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Contract bridge&#039;&#039;&#039; (4 players) is played 2v2 (the players sitting opposite each other are together on a team throughout). The game is played clockwise with each round of Contract Bridge involving two stages: bidding and playing. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the bidding stage, the pair who bids the highest becomes the &amp;quot;declaring&amp;quot; side. In that pair, the player that bid the denomination (Suit or NoTrump) first, becomes the &amp;quot;Declarer&amp;quot; (plays for both players), and their partner becomes the &amp;quot;Dummy&amp;quot; (watches/doesn&#039;t play any more for this round). The opposing pair are called &amp;quot;Defenders&amp;quot;, playing collectively against the Declarer. In the playing stage, the players play tricks until all hands are empty. The Declarer has to win a certain number of tricks to win points for the round. If the Declarer does not succeed, the declaring side fail their contract, the defending side gain points.&lt;br /&gt;
== Bidding Calls ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ul class=&amp;quot;bulletlist&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Pass&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Double&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Redouble&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;(from lowest to greatest) 1C, 1D, 1H, 1S, 1NT, 2C ... 7C, 7D, 7H, 7S, 7NT&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Cards ==&lt;br /&gt;
Ranks (from strongest to weakest): &#039;&#039;&#039;{{card|A}} {{card|K}} {{card|Q}} {{card|J}} {{card|10}} {{card|9}} {{card|8}} {{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|3}} {{card|2}}&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Bridge is played with a standard pack of 52 cards.&lt;br /&gt;
13 cards in each suit ({{spade|color=black}}, {{heart|color=red}}, {{diamond|color=red}}, {{club|color=black}})&lt;br /&gt;
== Goal ==&lt;br /&gt;
To bid to the highest making contract you can (sometimes in can be good to bid too much, in the hope to lose less than the opponents would have won - see Sacrificing in Bridge).&lt;br /&gt;
And then win as many tricks as you can, (often making overtricks is not the focus, though you get a few more points) focusing on making your contract.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Bidding ==&lt;br /&gt;
All cards are dealt to each player (so 13 each). The &amp;quot;Dealer&amp;quot; starts, they may Pass or Bid, and we then carry on clockwise.&lt;br /&gt;
Bidding means you set out to take &#039;&#039;&#039;at least&#039;&#039;&#039; a certain number of tricks:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ul class=&amp;quot;bulletlist&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin:1em 0;padding-inline-start:40px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bidding at the 1 level = i set out for our pair to win at least 7 tricks.&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;2 = 8 tricks.&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;3 = 9 tricks.&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;4 = 10 tricks.&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;5 = 11 tricks.&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;6 = 12 tricks.&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;lt;li&amp;gt;7 = all 13 tricks.&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
However, you must also choose a denomination:&lt;br /&gt;
Clubs(♣), Diamonds(♦), Hearts(♥), Spades(♠), or NoTrumps(&#039;&#039;&#039;NT&#039;&#039;&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
= If anyone runs out of a suit and has to discard, the suit contracted would win the trick (or NoTrumps = discarding cannot win the trick).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring ==&lt;br /&gt;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_scoring&lt;br /&gt;
The scoring is somewhat complex, but you essentially win points as a pair for making your contract, and lose points (same as opponents wining points) for going down in a contract.&lt;br /&gt;
A quick strategy tip, playing in 3NT, 4H, 4S, 5C, 5D is really worth it, even if you only make 50% of the time, I always bid to such contracts when both my partner and myself have a better than average hand (the average hand has 1Ace 1King 1Queen 1Jack).&lt;br /&gt;
== Summary ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bridge is a game of Probability and Teamwork.&lt;br /&gt;
It has endless strategic depth.&lt;br /&gt;
There are countless books written on the game.&lt;br /&gt;
There are innumerable bridge clubs around the world.&lt;br /&gt;
Players have different agreements for bidding and cardplay, however, these must be disclosed to the opposition.&lt;br /&gt;
Duplicate Bridge is played at an international level.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Have fun! 😊&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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