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Auction bridge

Auction bridge Meaning & Definition
Auction bridge Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Auction bridge?

[n] a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge

Synonyms | Synonyms for Auction bridge: auction

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See Also | bridge

Auction bridge In Webster's Dictionary

\Auc"tion bridge\ A variety of the game of bridge in which the players, beginning with the dealer, bid for the privilege of naming the trump and playing with the dummy for that deal, there being heavy penalties for a player's failure to make good his bid. The score value of each trick more than six taken by the successful bidder is as follows: when the trump is spades, 2; clubs, 6; diamonds, 7; hearts, 8; royal spades (lilies), 9; and when the deal is played with no trump, 10.

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