Noun
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
Source: WordNetHis eyes measured the little chamber. How two people could survive in so small a space was as difficult to grasp as the conventions in contract bridge. Perhaps there was some simple key that would solve the problem, and he would have the subject of another book. J. G. Ballard
Historically, card games such as whist and contract bridge were opportunities for quiet socializing, as shown in this 1930s magic lantern slide photo taken in Seattle, Washington Any specific card game imposes restrictions on the number of players. Source: Internet
Some national contract bridge organizations now offer online bridge play to their members, including the English Bridge Union, the Dutch Bridge Federation and the Australian Bridge Federation. Source: Internet
The modern game of contract bridge was the result of innovations to the scoring of auction bridge made by Harold Stirling Vanderbilt and others. Source: Internet
The number of people playing contract bridge has declined since its peak in the 1940s, when a survey found it was played in 44% of US households. Source: Internet
Vanderbilt set out his rules in 1925, and within a few years contract bridge had so supplanted other forms of the game that "bridge" became synonymous with "contract bridge." Source: Internet