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- 1. a competitive form of bridge in which the same hands are played successively by different partnerships.
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Variation of contract bridge
- Duplicate bridge is a variation of contract bridge where the same set of bridge deals (i.e., the distribution of the 52 cards among the four hands) are played by different competitors, and scoring is based on relative performance.
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Duplicate bridge is a variation of contract bridge where the same set of bridge deals (i.e., the distribution of the 52 cards among the four hands) are played by different competitors, and scoring is based on relative performance.
Duplicate bridge is the term applied to the playing of the same deal of cards by more than one table of players. Scoring of duplicate bridge is based on your performance against the field.
The first Laws of Duplicate Bridge were published in 1928 and there have been successive revisions in 1933, 1935, 1943, 1949, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1997, and 2007. Through the 1930’s the Laws were promulgated by the Portland lub of London and the Whist
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Duplicate Bridge, form of Contract Bridge played in all tournaments, in Bridge clubs, and often in the home; it is so called because each hand is played at least twice, although by different players, under the same conditions, with the same cards in each hand and the same dealer and vulnerability.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Laws of Duplicate Bridge are not always easy to understand and are certainly not easy to read to players at the table. This book aims to solve both these problems, putting the Laws in a form that is much easier for both Director and Player.
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Duplicate bridge is the most widely used variation of contract bridge in club and tournament play. It is called duplicate because the same bridge deal (i.e. the specific arrangement of the 52 cards into the four hands) is played at each table and scoring is based on relative performance.
Duplicate bridge is the most widely used form of bridge used in tournament settings, and is also played in many bridge clubs. It is called "duplicate" because the same bridge hand is played multiple times, using boards to keep and pass each player's hand intact.
