Or, if his club suit was very long but lacked the ace, it may be better to call the holder of say the ace of hearts to cover his singleton in the hearts suit so that he can later ruff. The winner of the bid will then 'pick' a partner by calling out the holder of a card of his choice.īy way of strategy, if the winner has a strong clubs hand but lacks the ace of clubs, he may want to consider calling the holder of the ace of clubs to be his partner. If someone does not have a "playable" hand, the cards will be reshuffled for a new round. Further, every card after the 4th in each suit is also worth an additional 1 point.įor example, the following hand is worth 13 points: 4C, 5C, 9C, KC (3 points), AD (4 points), 4H, 2S, 3S, 4S, 6S, 8S, JS (1 point), QS (2 points) and 3 additional points for having 7 cards in Spades.įor bidding to begin, each player must have at least 4 points (by meeting the criteria of the above point system) in order to have a playable hand. Aces of any suits in a hand are assigned 4 points each, Kings 3 points, Queens 2 points and Jacks 1 point. Hands are determined to be playable through a point system. The bidding system works the same, in terms of number of tricks needed and the order of suits, for example.įor some groups of players, bidding will only commence if every player has a sufficiently "playable" hand to make the game meaningful. Instead, the player on the dealer's left begins the bidding (some players prefer to have the dealer begin bidding it makes little difference). There are no pre-determined number of games to be played and no need to duplicate the hands for subsequent players, if any. Players assume fixed seats, but unlike contract bridge, the partners are not determined at the outset by virtue of north-south or east-west - they are determined at the end of the bidding. IntroductionĮssentially, a deck of 52 cards is used, and 4 hands of 13 are dealt. This version of bridge derives its name from where it is believed to have been invented, Singapore, and just like its traditional predecessor, there are variations in the rules. Singaporean bridge is a re-invention of sorts of the traditional game of contract bridge.