The king of trick-taking games. Form partnerships, bid contracts, and command Dummy in classic 4-deal Chicago Bridge.
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Four players form two partnerships: South with North, and East with West. Using a standard 52-card deck, all cards are dealt so each player holds 13 cards. High card points (HCP) evaluate honors: Ace=4, King=3, Queen=2, Jack=1, with 40 points in the deck.
Starting with the dealer, players place bids indicating the trick target (6 + bid level) and strain (♣ < ♦ < ♥ < ♠ < NT). A bid must exceed the prior bid. Players may also Pass, Double (X) an opponent’s bid, or Redouble (XX). Three consecutive passes seal the final contract.
The player who first named the contract’s strain becomes Declarer. Declarer’s partner is the Dummy. After the opening lead by the defender on Declarer’s left, Dummy lays all 13 cards face up on the table. Declarer plays both their own hand and Dummy’s hand!
Play proceeds clockwise across 13 tricks. Players must follow the led suit if able; otherwise, they may discard or trump. The highest trump wins, or the highest card of the led suit if no trumps were played. The trick winner leads to the next trick.
Points are awarded for fulfilling contracts. Level 1–7 bids require 7 to 13 tricks. Major suits (♥, ♠) score 30 pts/trick; Minors (♣, ♦) score 20 pts/trick; No Trump scores 40 for the 1st trick and 30 for subsequent tricks. Contracts of 100+ trick points earn Game bonuses (300 non-vul, 500 vul).
Chicago Bridge consists of exactly four deals with rotating vulnerability (Deal 1: None, Deal 2: NS, Deal 3: EW, Deal 4: Both). This delivers authentic match tension in a fast 10-minute session.
This web version is built for clean, immediate play in any browser. You sit South, partnered with North against East and West. Computer players use a practical, basic SAYC-style bidding model and rule-based card-play heuristics.
Dummy’s cards are exposed face up on the table after the opening lead. Declarer makes all decisions and plays cards for both their own seat and Dummy.
An opening bid of 1NT shows 15 to 17 High Card Points with a balanced distribution (no singleton or void).
In Spades, every trick counts individually and Spades are always trump. In Bridge, players bid for trumps or No Trump, must reach 100 trick points for Game, and Declarer controls Dummy’s open hand.
A 4-deal Chicago game typically takes 8 to 12 minutes to play, providing full vulnerability rotation without the hours required for Rubber bridge.
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