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Bridge

For the grown-up beside a child who loves bridge.

The child's own door is Bridge on Spark & Anvil.

There is no Whetstone tool or course for bridge yet, so this page is the sideline card and your child's ladder.

The sideline card

Three numbers to notice

  1. 13 tricks a deal, and a bid of 1 promises 7 of them: six “book” tricks plus the number bid.
  2. High-card points: ace 4, king 3, queen 2, jack 1, so the whole deck holds 40.
  3. Four players, two partnerships, each dealt 13 cards.

On the way home, ask: “Which card today do you think won the most important trick?”

Ask because you are curious, and let any answer stand. Print this page for a half-page card.

Numbers checked against: WBF Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2017 (Definitions: odd trick; Law 6, the deal); worked by hand, line 2 (the usual 4-3-2-1 count: 4 suits × 10 = 40)

Your child's ladder · on Spark & Anvil

The same idea at every age

  1. Ages 3–5Not made yet
  2. Ages 6–8Not made yet
  3. Ages 9–14Not made yet
  4. Ages 15–18Where Are the Missing Cards?

Your child will meet this idea again at every age. The sideline card is the part for you.