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Play Bridge Online

Bid a contract, find the strain, and play the hand against AI seats.

Sit South in a four-player Bridge hand. Auction from 1 club through 7 notrump, partner with North, and play out the contract one trick at a time.

How to play Bridge

  1. 1Deal all 52 cards so each of four players has 13 cards.
  2. 2Opposite players are partners: South and North versus West and East.
  3. 3Players auction by bidding a level and strain, or passing.
  4. 4A later bid must outrank the current highest bid.
  5. 5Three passes after a bid end the auction and set the final contract.
  6. 6The declaring side must win six book tricks plus the contract level.
  7. 7Players must follow the led suit if possible.
  8. 8In a suit contract, trump cards beat all non-trump cards.
  9. 9In notrump, the highest card in the led suit wins unless another player cannot follow.
  10. 10The hand ends after 13 tricks, then the contract is scored as made or defeated.

Bridge rules, bidding, declarer play, and online practice

Bridge is a partnership trick-taking game where the auction decides the goal before the cards are played. Each bid names a level and a strain, such as 1NT, 2 hearts, or 4 spades. The final contract says how many tricks the declaring side must take and which suit, if any, is trump.

This online Bridge game focuses on a readable single-hand practice format. You sit South with North as your AI partner. West and East defend. The table supports contract bids from 1 club through 7 notrump, suit and notrump play, follow-suit rules, declarer and dummy roles, trick scoring, and quick restarts.

Players searching for bridge, bridge online, play bridge, bridge card game, or bridge rules often need help connecting the auction to the play. This page pairs a playable hand with plain-English Bridge rules, bidding examples, declarer strategy, defender tips, and related trick-taking games.

Auction

1C to 7NT

Bid higher contracts by level and strain until three passes end the auction.

Hand

13 tricks

The declaring side needs six book tricks plus the contract level.

Roles

Declarer + dummy

The final bidder plays for the contract while the partner hand is dummy.

How Bridge bidding works

A bid combines a level from one to seven with a strain: clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades, or notrump. Higher levels promise more tricks. Higher strains outrank lower strains at the same level.

  • 1 club is the lowest contract bid.
  • 1 notrump outranks 1 spade, 1 heart, 1 diamond, and 1 club.
  • 7 notrump is the highest contract bid.

Playing the contract

After the auction, the player after declarer leads the first trick. Players must follow suit when possible. If the contract has a trump suit, trump cards beat cards from other suits.

Why dummy matters

Declarer plans using two partnership hands. Even in this AI-assisted version, dummy is part of the contract puzzle: count sure winners, protect entries, and decide when to draw trump.

Printable Bridge rules

Want a rules-first reference for teaching the table? Read the companion guide at cardgamerules.org/bridge-rules, or keep the full Bridge guide here open while you play.

Read the full rules

Bridge FAQ