Lesson 5:
Crossing the Mini Bridge
Handout 2
Rules for Mini Bridge
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1. Shuffle and deal the cards, 13 each to the four players.
2. Starting with the dealer, then moving clockwise, count and announce points.
3. Total honor card points for each partnership (A = 4, K = 3, Q = 2, J = 1). The partnership with the most points becomes the declaring side.
4. Partner with the most points is the declarer. In case of equal points, the first to announce becomes declarer.
5. Declarer's partner is the dummy. The hand is placed face up on the table as dummy.
6. Declarer decides and announces the contract.
7. The player on delarer's left makes the opening lead. Tricks are played clockwise.
8. Declarer decides the play of the card from the dummy.
9. After each trick has been played, the cards are turned face down in front of the players. Placement along table edge indicates whether their partnership won or lost the trick (perpendicular is winning card; parallel is losing card).
10.The winner of each trick makes the next lead.
11.At the end of the game, count the tricks won and lost and calculate the score.
12.The dealer is the next person clockwise.